Washington Federal is a banks - regional business based in the US. Washington Federal shares (WAFD) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Washington Federal employs 2,204 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $666.9 million.
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| Latest market close | $35.95 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $22.55 - $37.50 |
| 50-day moving average | $32.63 |
| 200-day moving average | $29.63 |
| Wall St. target price | $37.00 |
| PE ratio | 14.668 |
| Dividend yield | $0.25 (2.84%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.50 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $35.95 from 2024-09-04
| 1 week (2024-08-29) | -1.94% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-08-05) | 11.68% |
| 3 months (2024-06-05) | 31.30% |
| 6 months (2024-03-05) | 28.39% |
| 1 year (2023-09-05) | 32.02% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-09-02) | 14.02% |
| 3 years (2021-09-03) | 8.91% |
| 5 years (2019-09-05) | 8.51% |
Valuing Washington Federal stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Washington Federal's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Washington Federal's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Washington Federal shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Washington Federal's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.67. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Washington Federal's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
| Revenue TTM | $666.9 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 47.61% |
| Gross profit TTM | $700.9 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.74% |
| Return on equity TTM | 7.07% |
| Profit margin | 28.36% |
| Book value | $32.76 |
| Market Capitalization | $3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 41.37% of net profits
Recently Washington Federal has paid out, on average, around 41.37% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.84% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Washington Federal shareholders could enjoy a 2.84% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Washington Federal's case, that would currently equate to about $0.25 per share.
While Washington Federal's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Washington Federal may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Washington Federal's most recent dividend payout was on 5 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 22 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Washington Federal's shares were split on a 11:10 basis on 1 February 2005. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 11 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Washington Federal shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Washington Federal shares which in turn could have impacted Washington Federal's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Washington Federal's shares have ranged in value from as little as $22.5532 up to $37.495. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Washington Federal's is 0.822. This would suggest that Washington Federal's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
WaFd, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It also provides single-family dwellings, construction, land acquisition and development, consumer lot, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, home equity, business, and consumer loans, as well as commercial and industrial loans. In addition, the company offers insurance brokerage services, such as individual and business insurance policies; holds and markets real estate properties; and debit and credit cards, as well as acts as the trustee. It serves consumers, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. The company was formerly known as Washington Federal, Inc.
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