Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for WaFd Earnings

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WaFd in a report released on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Shah now expects that the bank will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for WaFd’s current full-year earnings is $2.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WaFd’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.56 EPS.

WAFD has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com upgraded WaFd from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on WaFd from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Stephens increased their target price on WaFd from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of WaFd from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of WaFd in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.00.

WaFd Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ WAFD opened at $37.43 on Monday. WaFd has a twelve month low of $24.66 and a twelve month high of $38.58. The stock has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.09 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The company’s fifty day moving average is $35.14 and its 200-day moving average is $32.14.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The bank reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $389.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.43 million. WaFd had a net margin of 13.97% and a return on equity of 9.44%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.72 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WaFd

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WAFD. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in WaFd by 80.8% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,188 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 531 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted 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 valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in WaFd by 515.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,558 shares of the bank’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,305 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd increased its position in WaFd by 60.1% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,904 shares of the bank’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in WaFd in the second quarter valued at approximately $80,000. 83.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Ryan Mauer sold 12,132 shares of WaFd stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.33, for a total value of $404,359.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 100,376 shares in the company, valued at $3,345,532.08. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 2.25% of the company’s stock.

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.