Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for WaFd Earnings

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WaFd in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the bank will earn $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for WaFd’s current full-year earnings is $2.58 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WaFd’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS.

WAFD has been the topic of several other research reports. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $38.00 price target on shares of WaFd in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of WaFd from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. DA Davidson downgraded shares of WaFd from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $35.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WaFd from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on WaFd from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.75.

WaFd Stock Performance

Shares of WAFD stock opened at $30.69 on Monday. WaFd has a 52 week low of $25.78 and a 52 week high of $38.62. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The company has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 14.14 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Trading of WaFd

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in WaFd during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $403,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in WaFd by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,420,004 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $303,701,000 after buying an additional 166,931 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in WaFd by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 47,174 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,521,000 after purchasing an additional 6,682 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in WaFd in the fourth quarter worth about $549,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in WaFd by 15.3% during the fourth 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 period. 83.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.