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WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) closed the day trading at $34.62 down -2.20% from the previous closing price of $35.40. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. WAFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.59.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WAFD, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stephens on December 08, 2023, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $32.
On March 15, 2022, DA Davidson Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $43.
On February 19, 2020, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $36.Stephens initiated its Equal-Weight rating on February 19, 2020, with a $36 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 21 ’24 when Cooper Cathy E sold 14,000 shares for $28.52 per share. The transaction valued at 399,273 led to the insider holds 88,691 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WAFD now has a Market Capitalization of 2811811840 and an Enterprise Value of 4486259712. As of this moment, WaFd’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.727.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WAFD has reached a high of $37.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.45%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WAFD traded about 550.65K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WAFD traded about 950110 shares per day. A total of 81.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.93M. Insiders hold about 1.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.81% stake in the company. Shares short for WAFD as of 1724976000 were 1457911 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1722384000 on 1528598. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1457911 and a Short% of Float of 2.32.
Dividends & Splits
WAFD’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.03, up from 0.25 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0070621464The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.1.
