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Washington Federal

NSQ:WAFD US9388241096
31
  • Value
    77
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    13
  • Combined
    48
  • Sentiment
    21
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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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 31 (better than 31% 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 three out of four indicators below average for Washington Federal. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 77, 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 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 49, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 13, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 87% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 79% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 21. ...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
Washington Federal stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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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: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
77 57 56 39
Growth
49 31 80 67
Safety
Safety
13 89 63 43
Sentiment
21 13 12 83
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31 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
9 22 24 92
Sentiment
21 13 12 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
77 57 56 39
Growth
49 31 80 67
Safety Safety
13 89 63 43
Combined
48 73 94 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
43 40 53 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
53 49 69 55
Price vs. Book (P/B)
75 75 60 49
Dividend Yield
83 68 44 39
Value
77 57 56 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
41 69 89 75
Profit Growth
91 36 51 9
Capital Growth
53 51 59 85
Stock Returns
23 19 61 57
Growth
49 31 80 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
14 95 96 96
Refinancing
41 48 44 37
Liquidity
47 56 32 5
Safety Safety
13 89 63 43

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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