Zacks Research Forecasts WaFd’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:WAFD)

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for WaFd in a research note issued on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for WaFd’s current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WaFd’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.18 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of WaFd from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of WaFd from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of WaFd from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. DA Davidson downgraded shares of WaFd from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $35.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $38.00 price objective on shares of WaFd in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.75.

WaFd Price Performance

WAFD stock opened at $30.08 on Friday. WaFd has a one year low of $25.78 and a one year high of $38.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $32.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08. The company has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 0.85.

WaFd Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. WaFd’s payout ratio is presently 47.93%.

Institutional Trading of WaFd

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in WaFd by 80.8% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,188 shares of the bank’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 531 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its stake in WaFd by 112.7% in the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the bank’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in WaFd by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,644 shares of the bank’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in WaFd by 515.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,558 shares of the bank’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,305 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in WaFd by 60.1% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,904 shares of the bank’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. 83.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

WaFd Company Profile

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.