WaFd Inc (WAFD) stock forecast: Can it reach its 52-week high of $38.62

A share price of WaFd Inc [WAFD] is currently trading at $28.58, up 0.85%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WAFD shares have gain 4.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.00%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

WaFd Inc [NASDAQ: WAFD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 06, 2025, when DA Davidson downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $32 from $35. Previously, Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on October 21, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $40. On December 08, 2023, Stephens initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned a price target of $32 on the stock. DA Davidson upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $43 on March 15, 2022. Stephens initiated its recommendation with a Equal-Weight and recommended $36 as its price target on February 19, 2020. RBC Capital Mkts reiterated a Sector Perform rating for this stock on April 18, 2016, and upped its price target to $26. In a note dated January 21, 2016, RBC Capital Mkts reiterated an Sector Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $26 to $23.

WaFd Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $25.78 and $38.62. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $38 within the next 12 months. WaFd Inc [NASDAQ: WAFD] shares were valued at $28.58 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.96% based on the average WAFD price forecast.

Analyzing the WAFD fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for WaFd Inc [NASDAQ:WAFD] were 1.49B which represents 19.29% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.84% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.16.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 28.28 points at the first support level, and at 27.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.04.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for WaFd Inc [NASDAQ:WAFD] is 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.56, the price to book ratio is 0.85 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.20.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Mauer Ryan, EVP & Chief Credit Officer, that happened on Nov 04 ’24 when 12132.0 shares were sold. EVP & Chief Consumer Banker, Cooper Cathy E completed a deal on Nov 04 ’24 to sell 7500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Mauer Ryan bought 12132.0 shares on Nov 04 ’24.

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