What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for WaFd FY2026 Earnings?

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of WaFd in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 19th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the bank will earn $3.60 per share for the year. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $41.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for WaFd’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of WaFd from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of WaFd in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on WaFd from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WaFd currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.00.

WaFd Stock Performance

Shares of WAFD stock opened at $32.93 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.28 and a beta of 0.84. WaFd has a 12-month low of $25.78 and a 12-month high of $38.62. The business’s 50 day moving average is $35.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

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

WaFd Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.16%. WaFd’s payout ratio is 41.94%.

Insider Activity at WaFd

In other news, EVP Ryan Mauer sold 12,132 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.33, for a total value of $404,359.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 100,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,345,532.08. This represents a 10.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.25% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WAFD. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in WaFd during the 3rd quarter valued at about $18,583,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in WaFd by 31.6% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,274,665 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $36,430,000 after purchasing an additional 305,942 shares in the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP increased its stake in WaFd by 21.5% in the third quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,432,523 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $49,923,000 after purchasing an additional 253,044 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in WaFd by 5.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,969,790 shares of the bank’s stock worth $138,347,000 after purchasing an additional 195,845 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of WaFd by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,759,135 shares of the bank’s stock worth $61,318,000 after buying an additional 159,750 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.