Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Heritage Financial Corp shares valued at $20,395 were sold by Curran Amy E. on Mar 17 ’25. At $23.77 per share, Curran Amy E. sold 858 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 24,353 shares worth approximately $0.62 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Deuel Jeffrey J sold 7,033 shares, netting a total of over 166,387 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $23.66 each, the insider now holds 70,906 shares.
Before that, Hinson Donald had sold 3,420 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $80,681, the EVPand Chief Financial Officer traded Heritage Financial Corp shares for $23.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,420 shares, worth approximately $1.08 million.
As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on April 24, 2023, Heritage Financial Corp [HFWA] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $23 from $31. Analysts at DA Davidson upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. Earlier on November 12, 2019, DA Davidson downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for HFWA stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing HFWA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Heritage Financial Corp [NASDAQ: HFWA] rose 1.31% to $25.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.97, but it reached a high of $25.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.07%. Over the course of the year, Heritage Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 43.07%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $26.05 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $19.84 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 25.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 24.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 25.90. The next price resistance is at 26.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.37 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Heritage Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Heritage Financial Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by 59569.0 shares to 0.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.97 million shares. A decline of -6.51% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.21 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.21.
Which companies own the most shares of Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA)?
In terms of Heritage Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.85% from the previous closing price of $25.28. Analysts anticipate Heritage Financial Corp stock to reach 26 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Heritage Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
