WaFd Inc [WAFD] is -14.20% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

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WaFd Inc [NASDAQ: WAFD] slipped around -0.33 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $28.28 at the close of the session, down -1.15%.

Compared to the average trading volume of 404.05K shares, WAFD reached a trading volume of 311137 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

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What do top market gurus say about WaFd Inc [WAFD]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WAFD shares is $32.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WAFD stock is a recommendation set at 2.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Stephens have made an estimate for WaFd Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal-Weight, with their previous recommendation back on December 08, 2023. The new note on the price target was released on March 15, 2022, representing the official price target for WaFd Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $36, while Stephens analysts kept a Equal-Weight rating on WAFD stock. On April 18, 2016, analysts increased their price target for WAFD shares from 23 to 26.

The Average True Range (ATR) for WaFd Inc is set at 0.74, with the Price to Sales ratio for WAFD stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.89. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.88. Price to Free Cash Flow for WAFD in the course of the last twelve months was 6.40.

How has WAFD stock performed recently?

WaFd Inc [WAFD] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.01. With this latest performance, WAFD shares gained by 2.54% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -14.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 4.16% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WAFD stock in for the last two-week period is set at 58.12, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 61.10, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 54.58 for WaFd Inc [WAFD]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 27.79, while it was recorded at 28.23 for the last single week of trading, and 27.93 for the last 200 days.

WaFd Inc [WAFD]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

WaFd Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Current Ratio set at 0.25.

Earnings analysis for WaFd Inc [WAFD]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WAFD. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for WaFd Inc go to 7.00%.

Insider trade positions for WaFd Inc [WAFD]

The top three institutional holders of WAFD stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.5034%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $178.43 billion in WAFD stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $135.36 billion in WAFD stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1238%.