Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for WaFd (WAFD)

WaFd (NASDAQ: WAFD) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/19/2026 – WaFd was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/19/2026 – WaFd was given a new $31.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 10/19/2026 – WaFd had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $32.00 to $31.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – WaFd had its price target lowered by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $40.00 to $34.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – WaFd was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/1/2026 – WaFd had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $36.00 to $32.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/9/2026 – WaFd had its price target lowered by DA Davidson from $40.00 to $37.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

WaFd Stock Performance

Shares of WAFD opened at $29.77 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a PE ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.92. WaFd, Inc. has a one year low of $28.10 and a one year high of $39.49. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $31.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.91.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 15th. The bank reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $220.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $203.66 million. WaFd had a net margin of 18.04% and a return on equity of 9.37%. As a group, analysts expect that WaFd, Inc. will post 3.34 earnings per share for the current year.

WaFd Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 21st. WaFd’s payout ratio is currently 33.64%.

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) is the parent company of WaFd Bank, a regional financial institution that provides banking and lending services to individuals, families, businesses and real estate investors. The bank offers deposit accounts, checking and savings products, residential mortgages, home equity loans, commercial real estate financing, business loans and construction lending.

WaFd Bank also provides treasury management and cash-management services for businesses, along with personal and commercial banking solutions through its branch network and digital banking platforms.