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Washington Federal, Inc. is a bank holding company for "Washington Federal, NA., which engages in the provision of lending, depository, insurance, banking, financial products and services. It offers checking and savings accounts, mortgages, credit cards, retirement, money markets, mobile and online banking, real estate and equipment financing, treasury management, and credit solutions. The company was founded on April 24, 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

WaFd Bank Company Stats
Industry
Banking
Founded
1917
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Country/Territory
United States
CEO
Brent Beardall
Employees
2,097

Forbes Lists

Best-In-State Banks (2023)
#37
America's Best Banks (2023)Dropped off in 2024
#92
America's Best Midsize Employers (2022)Dropped off in 2023
America's Best Employers By State (2020)Dropped off in 2021
World's Best Banks (2020)Dropped off in 2021

WaFd Bank Financial Summary

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2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Assets
$21B
Sources
S&P Cap IQ, FactSet and Forbes.
WaFd Bank (WAFD) Stock Price Performance
WaFd Bank (WAFD) Stock Key Data
SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes

Key Data

Previous Close
27.92
Open
27.84
Day’s Range
27.84 x 28.36
Volume
259,291
52 Week Range
23.36 x 34.07

Market Cap
$2.27B
P/E Ratio (ttm)
10.74
Forward P/E
10.46
Diluted EPS (ttm)
2.60
Dividends Per Share
0.50
Dividend Yield
3.73%
Ex-Dividend Date
Feb 22, 2024

Valuation Measures

P/E Ratio (ttm)
10.74
Forward P/E
10.46
Price to Sales (ttm)
2.85
Price to Book Value (ttm)
0.87
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
1.05
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
N/A
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
N/A
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
N/A
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Profitability Metrics

Gross Margin (ttm)
N/A
Operating Margin (ttm)
N/A
Net Margin (ttm)
28.78%
Return on Assets (ttm)
0.71%
Return on Equity (ttm)
7.04%

Revenue and Earnings Metrics

Revenue (ttm)
$55.66M
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
9.80
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
-11.36%
EBITDA (ttm)
N/A
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
N/A
Diluted EPS (ttm)
2.60
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
-36.48

Cash and Debt Metrics

Total Cash
$1.51B
Total Cash Per Share
18.50
Total Debt
$5.49B
Total Debt/Equity
N/A
Current Ratio
N/A
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
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Consensus Recommendation
Outperform
Consensus Price
32.75
Range of Price Targets
29.00 to 35.00
Range of EPS
2.47 to 2.82
Consensus EPS
2.67
Consensus Revenue
$776.73M
Range of Revenue
$749.8M to $799.52M
  • Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
  • EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEADJUSTED CLOSEVOLUME
Apr 26, 202427.8428.3627.8427.9127.91259,291
Apr 25, 202427.9728.2127.5427.9227.92368,205
Apr 24, 202428.0628.4827.6628.3928.39495,787
Apr 23, 202427.2829.0027.2828.5928.59733,841
Apr 22, 202427.9728.5927.8328.1128.11371,437
Apr 19, 202426.8527.9426.6627.9027.90336,158
Apr 18, 202426.8327.2726.7027.0327.03376,849
Apr 17, 202426.9227.3426.6226.7026.70513,454
Apr 16, 202426.7026.9826.4026.7426.74479,301
Apr 15, 202427.0327.7026.5626.9926.99418,966
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
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