Washington Federal Inc. (WAFD) Stock Price Today & Analysis
WAFD
Valuation
Market cap$2.40B
Price-to-sales ratio3.27
Price-to-book value0.79
Price-earnings ratio10.50
Return on Equity7.00%
Return on Sales0.40%
Return on Assets0.01%
PEG ratioN/A
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share$2.90
Income Statement
Average volume598,019
EBITDA$299.36M
1 year high (52w)$34.30
1 year low (52w)$23.75
Dividend
Dividend yield3.44%
Solvency
Debt-to-equity ratioN/A
About Washington Federal Inc.
WaFd Inc is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. Through the WaFd Bank, it is involved in accepting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in loans of various types, including first-lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans among others. The Bank also invests in certain United States government and agency obligations along with other investments and also performs insurance brokerage activities. Geographically, it operates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California and Texas.
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