On Monday, WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) opened higher 8.96% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $24.54. Price fluctuations for WAFD have ranged from $23.75 to $38.62 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Financial sector was 16.16%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 1.50% at the time writing. With a float of $80.25 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $80.76 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 2208 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 84.5%, operating margin of 25.04%, and the pretax margin is 21.35%.
WaFd Inc (WAFD) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Banks – Regional industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of WaFd Inc is 1.60%, while institutional ownership is 79.66%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 04 ’24, was worth 404,364. In this transaction EVP & Chief Credit Officer of this company sold 12,132 shares at a rate of $33.33, taking the stock ownership to the 100,376 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 04 ’24, when Company’s EVP & Chief Consumer Banker sold 7,500 for $32.52, making the entire transaction worth $243,938. This insider now owns 74,250 shares in total.
WaFd Inc (WAFD) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 1.50% per share during the next fiscal year.
WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for WaFd Inc (WAFD). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.44. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 6.13.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.64, a number that is poised to hit 0.67 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.07 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of WaFd Inc (WAFD)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.62 million, its volume of 0.74 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 29.71%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.39.
During the past 100 days, WaFd Inc’s (WAFD) raw stochastic average was set at 20.11%, which indicates a significant decrease from 54.56% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 69.62% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 36.47% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $28.53, while its 200-day Moving Average is $32.61. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $27.34 in the near term. At $27.95, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $29.02. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $25.66, it is likely to go to the next support level at $24.59. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $23.98.
WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) Key Stats
There are currently 81,551K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 2.18 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,432 M according to its annual income of 200,040 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 360,820 K and its income totaled 47,270 K.
