WaFd Inc (WAFD) Shares on the Rise: Short-term Analysis

Kevin Freeman

WaFd Inc [WAFD] stock is trading at $29.26, up 0.38%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WAFD shares have gain 0.97% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.24%, 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 [WAFD] stock has fluctuated between $23.75 and $38.62 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $38 within the next 12 months. WaFd Inc [NASDAQ: WAFD] shares were valued at $29.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 29.87% based on the average WAFD price forecast.

Analyzing the WAFD fundamentals

WaFd Inc [NASDAQ:WAFD] reported sales of 1.41B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -11.71%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.6.

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 29.01 points at the first support level, and at 28.77 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 29.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.86.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, WaFd Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.63, the price to book ratio is 0.84 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.11.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Singleton Sean, Director, that happened on Sep 17 ’25 when 1004.0 shares were sold. Director, Singleton Sean completed a deal on Sep 17 ’25 to buy 1004.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & Chief Credit Officer Mauer Ryan sold 12132.0 shares on Nov 04 ’24.

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