Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $27.63, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away).
Heritage Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various financial services to small and medium sized businesses and its owners in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest demand deposits,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $27.63, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/6 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $27.63, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $28.19 (+2.0%), stop $25.83 (−7.0%), A.R:R -0.5:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $28.19 (+2.0% upside). Target $28.19 (+2.0%), stop $25.83 (−7.0%), A.R:R -0.5:1. Stop-loss: $25.83.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away).
Heritage Financial Corporation trades at a P/E of 13.3 (forward 9.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
12 analysts cover HFWA with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $31.
What does Heritage Financial Corporation do?Heritage Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various financial...
Heritage Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various financial services to small and medium sized businesses and its owners in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest demand deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, savings accounts, personal checking accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial business loans, including lines of credit, term equipment financing and term owner-occupied, and non-owner occupied CRE loans; real estate construction and land development loans, as well as residential construction loans, and commercial and multifamily construction loans; residential real estate loans; and originate loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. SBA, and secured and unsecured consumer loans and lines of credit. In addition, it provides investment advice, online banking, online statements, mobile banking with mobile deposit, Visa debit cards, and access. The company was formerly known as Heritage Financial Corporation, M.H.C. and changed its name to Heritage Financial Corporation in 1998. Heritage Financial Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Olympia, Washington.