Stock Research: Washington Federal

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Washington Federal

NSQ:WAFD US9388241096
43
  • Value
    55
  • Growth
    79
  • Safety
    Safety
    7
  • Combined
    45
  • Sentiment
    43
  • 360° View
    360° View
    43
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Company Description

WaFd, Inc. is a bank holding company providing various banking services. The company operates in the banking industry, offering services such as lending, deposits, and insurance. It has approximately 210 branches located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2353 million and 2208 employees. Financial data for profits and revenue is unavailable.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 43 (better than 43% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Washington Federal are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Washington Federal. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 55, which means that the share price of Washington Federal is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 55% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 79, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 43. Professional investors are more confident in 57% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 7. This means 93% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Washington Federal. ...read more

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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
55 57 56 39
Growth
79 31 80 67
Safety
Safety
7 89 63 43
Sentiment
43 13 12 83
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43 49 52 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
1 1 56 32
Opinions Change
50 15 50 92
Pro Holdings
n/a 43 10 29
Market Pulse
37 22 24 92
Sentiment
43 13 12 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
55 57 56 39
Growth
79 31 80 67
Safety Safety
7 89 63 43
Combined
45 73 94 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
28 40 53 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
34 49 69 55
Price vs. Book (P/B)
75 75 60 49
Dividend Yield
77 68 44 39
Value
55 57 56 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
50 69 89 75
Profit Growth
69 36 51 9
Capital Growth
94 51 59 85
Stock Returns
53 19 61 57
Growth
79 31 80 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
4 95 96 96
Refinancing
53 48 44 37
Liquidity
22 56 32 5
Safety Safety
7 89 63 43

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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