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WaFd, Inc. (WAFD)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Seattle, United States | NasdaqGS
38.09 USD -0.01 (-0.026%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 38.09
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:55 a.m. EDT

WaFd presents a compelling convergence of solid fundamentals and aggressive speculative positioning. The business is fundamentally sound, trading at a reasonable multiple with a healthy payout ratio and consistent earnings growth, avoiding the 'value trap' pitfalls common in regional banking. However, the strongest signal here is the options flow: the heavy concentration of call open interest and volume suggests smart money is positioning for a breakout above current levels, while the lack of put activity implies the market views downside risk as manageable. While the statistical forecast model shows only moderate confidence, the alignment of decent valuation metrics with such distinct bullish options flow creates a high-conviction setup for a near-term rally. The stock is poised to benefit from both its operational stability and the momentum generated by active buying.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.021919
AutoARIMA0.023638
AutoETS0.023645
MSTL0.023863

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 0.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.750
Excess Kurtosis 0.00
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Revenue per Share 9.661
Market Cap 2,814,412,288
Trailing P/E 12.49
Forward P/E 11.16
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins 33.60%
Previous Name Washington Federal, Inc.
Website https://www.wafdbank.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:55 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is overwhelmingly bullish, with significant open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money calls (35 and 40 strikes) and a notable volume spike in October 2026 calls. Put activity is minimal and mostly limited to deep out-of-the-money strikes, indicating a lack of hedging demand and a speculative bias toward upside continuation rather than downside protection.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.77% 3.29% 3.44% 3.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-22 0.270000 0.766175
2026-02-13 0.270000 0.821168
2025-11-21 0.270000 0.850930
2025-08-22 0.270000 0.850930
2025-05-23 0.270000 0.948367
2025-02-21 0.270000 0.922761
2024-11-22 0.260000 0.699865
2024-08-23 0.260000 0.704798
2024-05-23 0.260000 0.942370
2024-02-22 0.260000 0.943396
2023-11-22 0.250000 0.931446
2023-08-24 0.250000 0.929023
2023-05-18 0.250000 0.940203
2023-02-23 0.250000 0.708416
2022-11-17 0.240000 0.701344
2022-08-18 0.240000 0.685714
2022-05-19 0.240000 0.775946
2022-02-03 0.240000 0.687482
2021-11-04 0.230000 0.645342
2021-08-05 0.230000 0.714508
2021-05-06 0.230000 0.691521
2021-02-04 0.230000 0.822898
2020-11-05 0.220000 1.025641
2020-08-06 0.220000 0.929447
2020-05-07 0.220000 0.889248
2020-02-06 0.220000 0.634371
2019-11-07 0.210000 0.569260
2019-08-08 0.210000 0.593891
2019-05-09 0.200000 0.615006
2019-02-07 0.200000 0.673174
2018-11-08 0.180000 0.638072
2018-08-09 0.180000 0.534125
2018-05-10 0.170000 0.526316
2018-02-08 0.170000 0.490904
2017-11-03 0.150000 0.438982
2017-08-02 0.150000 0.450450
2017-05-03 0.150000 0.445765
2017-01-30 0.400000 1.223242
2016-11-02 0.140000 0.521415
2016-08-03 0.140000 0.559552
2016-04-27 0.140000 0.571662
2016-01-28 0.140000 0.670819
2015-11-04 0.130000 0.516078
2015-08-05 0.130000 0.554135
2015-05-12 0.130000 0.591447
2015-01-29 0.130000 0.639135
2014-10-01 0.147000 0.740181
2014-07-01 0.110000 0.488672
2014-04-02 0.100000 0.427350
2013-12-31 0.100000 0.429369
2013-10-02 0.100000 0.482393
2013-07-02 0.090000 0.458950
2013-04-03 0.090000 0.531915
2012-12-24 0.080000 0.486914
2012-10-03 0.080000 0.490798
2012-07-02 0.080000 0.474777
2012-04-03 0.080000 0.476190
2011-12-28 0.080000 0.576784
2011-10-05 0.060000 0.463679
2011-07-06 0.060000 0.357782
2011-04-06 0.060000 0.344828
2010-12-29 0.060000 0.358423
2010-10-06 0.050000 0.328515
2010-07-07 0.050000 0.311139
2010-03-30 0.050000 0.244618
2009-12-30 0.050000 0.256148
2009-10-07 0.050000 0.298507
2009-07-08 0.050000 0.411862
2009-04-07 0.050000 0.379363
2008-12-30 0.050000 0.360231
2008-10-01 0.210000 1.060606
2008-07-09 0.210000 1.326595
2008-04-02 0.210000 0.914236
2007-12-26 0.210000 0.965074
2007-10-03 0.210000 0.783875
2007-07-03 0.210000 0.865622
2007-04-03 0.205000 0.879074
2006-12-27 0.205000 0.863158
2006-10-04 0.205000 0.917226
2006-06-28 0.205000 0.894025
2006-03-29 0.200000 0.826788
2005-12-28 0.200000 0.863931
2005-10-05 0.200000 0.894454
2005-06-29 0.200000 0.852515
2005-03-30 0.190000 0.814053
2004-12-29 0.190909 0.799086
2004-10-06 0.190909 0.823206
2004-07-07 0.190909 0.891341
2004-03-31 0.181818 0.783391
2004-01-07 0.181818 0.793364
2003-10-01 0.181818 0.856363
2003-07-02 0.181818 0.948684
2003-04-02 0.173554 0.972224
2002-12-31 0.172802 0.925551
2002-10-02 0.172802 1.023585
2002-07-02 0.172802 0.918528
2002-04-03 0.165289 0.907215
2002-02-06 0.163787 0.876913
2001-12-26 0.163923 0.944881
2001-10-03 0.163923 0.954273
2001-07-03 0.163923 0.933125
2001-04-04 0.157093 0.965879
2001-02-07 0.155727 0.874820
2000-12-27 0.155230 0.877191
2000-10-04 0.155230 1.123593
2000-06-28 0.155230 1.282048
2000-04-05 0.149021 1.288590
2000-01-05 0.149021 1.342656
1999-10-06 0.142812 0.968422
1999-07-07 0.142812 0.986596
1999-04-07 0.136603 1.066669
1999-01-04 0.135474 0.905662
1998-10-05 0.129829 0.948454
1998-07-06 0.129829 0.830700
1998-04-07 0.123055 0.764910
1998-02-10 0.123055 0.771679
1998-01-05 0.123158 0.752942
1997-10-06 0.118026 0.690429
1997-07-07 0.118026 0.872035
1997-04-07 0.111868 0.940158
1997-02-05 0.111868 0.885275
1997-01-06 0.111962 0.950497
1996-10-07 0.107297 0.953371
1996-07-08 0.107297 1.171978
1996-04-08 0.102632 1.047623
1996-02-13 0.101699 0.974305
1996-01-08 0.111962 0.979594
1995-10-02 0.107297 0.973548
1995-07-10 0.107297 1.039551
1995-04-11 0.102632 1.113928
1995-01-05 0.102632 1.189193
1994-09-30 0.097967 1.030680
1994-07-08 0.097967 0.965522
1994-04-06 0.095634 0.959064
1994-01-26 1.142943 11.011235
1994-01-06 0.102632 0.854372
1993-09-30 0.097967 0.743366
1993-07-09 0.097967 0.819516
1993-04-07 0.102632 0.778764
1993-02-09 0.102632 0.800003
1993-01-06 0.102632 0.811063
1992-09-30 0.097967 0.807696
1992-07-01 0.097967 0.777781
1992-04-08 0.093301 0.833329
1992-01-08 0.093301 0.745338
1991-10-02 0.087081 0.741719
1991-07-02 0.087081 0.829626
1991-04-03 0.080861 0.776117
1991-01-09 0.080861 1.061221
1990-10-02 0.074641 0.974617
1990-07-03 0.074641 0.849555
1990-04-04 0.068421 0.771929
1990-01-03 0.068421 0.840763
1989-09-27 0.062201 0.693642
1989-07-05 0.062201 0.857143
1989-03-29 0.056603 1.097490
1988-12-29 0.062201 1.090909
1988-09-30 0.055981 0.931036
1988-07-06 0.055981 0.995394
1988-03-29 0.049761 0.876716
1987-12-29 0.054737 1.045547
1987-09-30 0.041467 0.683755
1987-07-08 0.041467 0.707959
1987-04-01 0.035247 0.591301
1987-01-07 0.035247 0.708329
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.08
dividendYield 2.83
exDividendDate 2026-05-22
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.54
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014173229
lastDividendValue 0.27
lastDividendDate 2026-05-22
dividendDate 2026-06-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22942889
Address1 425 Pike Street
All Time High 39.35
All Time Low 0.982929
Ask 49.16
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 663,930
Average Daily Volume3 Month 611,196
Average Volume 611,196
Average Volume10Days 663,930
Beta 0.827
Bid 27.26
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 35.703
City Seattle
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 38.09
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 38.475
Day Low 37.82
Display Name WaFd
Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Dividend Rate 1.08
Dividend Yield 2.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,318,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,318,400
Earnings Growth 0.264
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.165
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,232,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,232,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,232,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 7.458
Enterprise Value 5,599,200,256
Eps Current Year 3.235
Eps Forward 3.4125
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 36.2208
Fifty Day Average Change 1.8692017
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.051605754
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.942888
Fifty Two Week High 39.35
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2599983
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03202029
Fifty Two Week Low 26.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.780001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.44773853
Fifty Two Week Range 26.31 - 39.35
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 405,700,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.21
Float Shares 73,008,468
Forward Eps 3.4125
Forward P E 11.161905
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,070
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 750,806,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01731
Held Percent Institutions 0.85657
Implied Shares Outstanding 73,888,480
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Last Dividend Value 0.27
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,107,302,400
Last Split Factor 11:10
Long Business Summary 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 provides deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It offers single-family residential, construction, land acquisition and development, consumer lot, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, home equity, business, and consumer loans, as well as commercial and industrial loans. In addition, the company offers insurance brokerage services, such as individual and business insurance policies; holds and markets real estate properties; and debit and credit cards, as well as acts as the trustee. Additionally, it provides technology and data services; and personalized financial guidance and investment services. It serves consumers, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. The company was formerly known as Washington Federal, Inc. and changed its name to WaFd, Inc. in September 2023. WaFd, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Long Name WaFd, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,814,412,288
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319042
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-13
Net Income To Common 237,668,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,815,889,972
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 37.82
Operating Cashflow 255,244,992
Operating Margins 0.45803002
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.3541
Peg Ratio 1.85
Phone 206 624 7930
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 38.09
Post Market Time 1,783,973,404
Prev Name Washington Federal, Inc.
Previous Close 38.1
Price Eps Current Year 11.7743435
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0668571
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.7485163
Profit Margins 0.33603
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999832
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0262423
Regular Market Day High 38.475
Regular Market Day Low 37.82
Regular Market Day Range 37.82 - 38.475
Regular Market Open 37.82
Regular Market Previous Close 38.1
Regular Market Price 38.09
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 436,990
Return On Assets 0.00914
Return On Equity 0.083900005
Revenue Growth 0.092
Revenue Per Share 9.661
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 73,888,480
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0452
Shares Short 3,340,021
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,215,925
Short Name WaFd, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0633
Short Ratio 5.28
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol WAFD
Target High Price 40.0
Target Low Price 36.0
Target Mean Price 37.75
Target Median Price 37.5
Total Cash 683,920,000
Total Cash Per Share 9.256
Total Debt 3,168,708,096
Total Revenue 750,806,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.54
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014173229
Trailing Eps 3.05
Trailing P E 12.488524
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 32.86425
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.22575
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15901017
Type Disp Equity
Volume 436,990
Website https://www.wafdbank.com
Zip 98,101