In a filing, WaFd Inc revealed its EVP & Chief Credit Officer Mauer Ryan unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.4 million on Nov 04 ’24. In the deal valued at $33.33 per share,12,132 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Mauer Ryan now holds 100,376 shares worth roughly $3.25 million.
Then, Cooper Cathy E sold 7,500 shares, generating $243,938 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $32.52, the EVP & Chief Consumer Banker now owns 74,250 shares.
Before that, Mauer Ryan bought 12,132 shares. WaFd Inc shares valued at $404,845 were divested by the Officer at a price of $33.37 per share.
Keefe Bruyette downgraded its WaFd Inc [WAFD] rating to a Mkt perform from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Stephens’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early December with a ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ rating. DA Davidson also remained covering WAFD and has increased its forecast on March 15, 2022 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Stephens started covering the stock on February 19, 2020. It rated WAFD as “an Equal-weight”.
Price Performance Review of WAFD
On Friday, WaFd Inc [NASDAQ:WAFD] saw its stock jump 1.22% to $32.35. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.18%. WaFd Inc shares have risen nearly 0.34% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.19% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $38.62 was reached on 01/02/25, a 52-week low of $25.78 was recorded on 01/03/25. SMA at 50 days reached $35.08, while 200 days put it at $32.16.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WAFD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 31.77, which if violated will result in even more drops to 31.20. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 32.67. A further resistance level may holdings at 32.99. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 35.55, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.86, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 81.04%. Stochastics %K at 12.58% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in WaFd Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in WaFd Inc stocks on 2024-12-13, growing by 0.26 million shares to a total of 1.61 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 1.35 million shares. There was a rise of 15.99%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on April 18, 2016 when RBC Capital Mkts resumed its ‘”a Sector perform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $26.
