The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. WaFd Inc shares valued at $50,550 were purchased by BEARDALL BRENT J on Dec 03 ’25. At $16.85 per share, BEARDALL BRENT J acquired 3,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 6,000 shares worth approximately $0.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BEARDALL BRENT J purchased 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 49,650 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $16.55 each, the insider now holds 3,000 shares.
Before that, Singleton Sean had sold 1,004 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $31,837, the Director traded WaFd Inc shares for $31.71 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,004 shares, worth approximately $0.31 million.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on February 06, 2025, WaFd Inc [WAFD] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $32 from $35. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of December 08, 2023, Stephens has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for WAFD. Earlier on March 15, 2022, DA Davidson upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WAFD stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing WAFD Stock Performance
On last trading session, WaFd Inc [NASDAQ: WAFD] rose 2.13% to $33.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.335, but it reached a high of $33.075 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.61%. Over the course of the year, WaFd Inc shares have jumped approximately 8.79%.
Is WaFd Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of WaFd Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.5 million shares to 2.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.63 million shares. A decline of -23.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.67.
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In terms of WaFd Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 38 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.47% from the previous closing price of $32.35. Analysts anticipate WaFd Inc stock to reach 41 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked WaFd Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On February 19, 2020, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $36.
