Stock Research: Washington Federal

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Washington Federal

NSQ:WAFD US9388241096
85
  • Value
    100
  • Growth
    87
  • Safety
    Safety
    33
  • Combined
    85
  • Sentiment
    73
  • 360° View
    360° View
    85
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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 85 (better than 85% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Washington Federal are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Washington Federal. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 100, 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 100% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 87, 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. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 73. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 33. This means 67% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Washington Federal. ...read more

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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: 11-Nov-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 57 56 39
Growth
87 31 80 67
Safety
Safety
33 89 63 43
Sentiment
73 13 12 83
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85 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
81 22 24 92
Sentiment
73 13 12 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
100 57 56 39
Growth
87 31 80 67
Safety Safety
33 89 63 43
Combined
85 73 94 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
100 40 53 37
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
100 49 69 55
Price vs. Book (P/B)
90 75 60 49
Dividend Yield
93 68 44 39
Value
100 57 56 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
100 69 89 75
Profit Growth
97 36 51 9
Capital Growth
67 51 59 85
Stock Returns
4 19 61 57
Growth
87 31 80 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
22 95 96 96
Refinancing
55 48 44 37
Liquidity
45 56 32 5
Safety Safety
33 89 63 43

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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