In the journey to outperform the market, investors delve into the art of stock selection. Choosing the right stocks can be a powerful driver for wealth accumulation.
In the latest session, WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) closed at $31.01 down -3.34% from its previous closing price of $32.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. WAFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.99.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of WaFd Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.12.
On December 08, 2023, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $32.
DA Davidson Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 15, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $43.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’24 when Mauer Ryan sold 12,132 shares for $33.33 per share. The transaction valued at 404,364 led to the insider holds 100,376 shares of the business.
Cooper Cathy E sold 7,500 shares of WAFD for $243,938 on Nov 04 ’24. The EVP & Chief Consumer Banker now owns 74,250 shares after completing the transaction at $32.52 per share. On Nov 04 ’24, another insider, Mauer Ryan, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,132 shares for $33.37 each.
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 2523277568 and an Enterprise Value of 3755845632. As of this moment, WaFd’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.335.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAFD is 0.85, which has changed by 0.044459462 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22677135 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WAFD has reached a high of $38.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.98%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WAFD has traded an average of 461.31K shares per day and 612060 over the past ten days. A total of 81.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.97M. Insiders hold about 1.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.46% stake in the company. Shares short for WAFD as of 1735603200 were 1943553 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1732838400 on 1271755. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1943553 and a Short% of Float of 3.19.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.15. The current Payout Ratio is 41.27% for WAFD, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1732233600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-02-02 when the company split stock in a 11:10 ratio.
