WaFd trades at an attractive forward P/E of 10.7x with a PEG of 0.40 and strong momentum, but has missed earnings in 2 of the last 4 quarters and a recent news-driven downgrade to a cautious hold stance reflects deteriorating near-term sentiment.
Thesis pillars
- Attractive Valuation Low Peg→Stable
- Earnings Inconsistency Miss Pattern↑Improving
- Breakout Momentum Above All Mas↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
WaFd, Inc. (WAFD) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $31.35 — A.R:R is negative (-0.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3).
WaFd Bank operates 208 branches across nine western states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California, and Texas), serving consumers and businesses through commercial real estate, multi-family, construction, and business lending. The bank's net... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $31.35 — A.R:R is negative (-0.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 19d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
About WaFd, Inc.
About WaFd, Inc.
WaFd Bank held a $20.1 billion net loan portfolio at September 30, 2025 — representing 75.2% of total assets — spread across nine western states through 208 branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California, and Texas. Primary regulators include the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, and the CFPB. In January 2025, the bank exited single-family mortgage origination to refocus on commercial lending, incurring a $5.4 million restructuring charge and estimating approximately $17 million in annual expense savings.
WaFd earns revenue primarily from net interest income on its loan book and investment portfolio. At September 30, 2025, commercial loans comprised 59.5% of gross loans — multi-family at 22.2%, commercial real estate at 16.9%, and commercial and industrial at 11.2% — while the legacy single-family residential portfolio still represented 37.9% of gross loans despite the exit from new origination. Principal funding comes from retail and business deposits across the nine-state footprint, supplemented by FHLB–Des Moines advances on a credit line available up to 45% of total assets and Federal Reserve Bank borrowings as a backstop. The February 2024 merger with Luther Burbank Corporation added approximately $7.7 billion in LBC assets and ten California branches, expanding the footprint materially and bringing the single-family residential portfolio to its current scale.
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WaFd's income statement is disproportionately sensitive to interest rate movements because net interest income is the primary earnings driver and a structural asset-liability mismatch exists between long-duration fixed-rate single-family residential loans and shorter-duration deposit liabilities. The 10-K flags that fixed-rate home loans are 'longer-term in nature than the customer accounts and borrowed money' funding them, exposing income to compression if short-term rates rise faster than long-term asset yields. The Federal Reserve implemented modest cuts in September and October 2025; however, if the FOMC reversed course and rapidly raised rates, the interest rate spread could narrow and may adversely affect operating results.
See also: Financial Services · Banks - Regional
From WaFd, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 16, 2026.
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updated 2026-09-26Recent Developments — WaFd, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Investors brace for WaFd earnings as margin pressures persist By Investing.com - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- NEWS WAFD Q3'26 Earnings: EPS estimate is 0.81 USD - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS WaFd faces earnings test as credit concerns mount - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- NEWS WaFd Inc expected to post earnings of 81 cents a share - Earnings Preview - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Stocks Q4 Highlights: WaFd Bank (NASDAQ:WAFD) - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
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- MEDIUMloan_portfoliosingle-family residential loans38%10-K Item 1: 'Single-family residential| 8,053,771| 37.9'
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1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $31.35 — A.R:R is negative (-0.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $29.62. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $36.42 (-0.4% upside). Prior stop was $29.62. Stop-loss: $29.62.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Consecutive earnings misses (2).
WaFd, Inc. trades at a P/E of 9.9 (forward 8.9). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover WAFD with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $37.
What does WaFd, Inc. do?WaFd Bank operates 208 branches across nine western states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New...
WaFd Bank operates 208 branches across nine western states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California, and Texas), serving consumers and businesses through commercial real estate, multi-family, construction, and business lending. The bank's net loan portfolio totaled $20.1 billion at September 30, 2025 (75.2% of total assets), with revenue from net interest income on loans and investments funded primarily by core deposits from those nine states.