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Washington Federal

NSQ:WAFD US9388241096
26
  • Value
    65
  • Growth
    19
  • Safety
    Safety
    11
  • Combined
    14
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    26
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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 26 (better than 26% 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 the metrics below and half above average for Washington Federal. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 65, 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 that the stock price is lower than for 65% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 19, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 11, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 89 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size Small
Website wafdbank.com
Index
NASDAQ
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
65 57 56 39
Growth
19 31 80 67
Safety
Safety
11 89 63 43
Sentiment
53 13 12 83
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26 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
73 22 24 92
Sentiment
53 13 12 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
65 57 56 39
Growth
19 31 80 67
Safety Safety
11 89 63 43
Combined
14 73 94 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
32 40 53 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
34 49 69 55
Price vs. Book (P/B)
83 75 60 49
Dividend Yield
83 68 44 39
Value
65 57 56 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
28 69 89 75
Profit Growth
69 36 51 9
Capital Growth
8 51 59 85
Stock Returns
46 19 61 57
Growth
19 31 80 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
8 95 96 96
Refinancing
53 48 44 37
Liquidity
23 56 32 5
Safety Safety
11 89 63 43

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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