What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for WaFd Q3 Earnings?

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of WaFd in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for WaFd’s current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The bank reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.05. WaFd had a return on equity of 8.78% and a net margin of 12.66%. The firm had revenue of $179.79 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $184.17 million.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler cut their target price on WaFd from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com raised WaFd from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 12th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $29.00 price target on shares of WaFd in a report on Monday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of WaFd from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, WaFd currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.50.

WaFd Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ WAFD opened at $28.03 on Wednesday. WaFd has a 52-week low of $23.75 and a 52-week high of $38.62. The company has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a PE ratio of 12.92 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $28.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04.

WaFd Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This is a boost from WaFd’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. WaFd’s dividend payout ratio is 40.75%.

Institutional Trading of WaFd

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in WaFd by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,420,004 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $303,701,000 after acquiring an additional 166,931 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in WaFd by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,696,480 shares of the bank’s stock worth $119,175,000 after purchasing an additional 42,096 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of WaFd by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,774,081 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $57,196,000 after purchasing an additional 234,977 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of WaFd by 10.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,759,135 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $61,318,000 after purchasing an additional 159,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP increased its holdings in shares of WaFd by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,506,368 shares of the bank’s stock worth $48,565,000 after purchasing an additional 73,845 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.71% of the company’s stock.

About WaFd

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.