Buying Buzz: WaFd Inc [WAFD] President & CEO BEARDALL BRENT J purchases 3,000 shares of the company

Anna Perez

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 $49,650 were purchased by BEARDALL BRENT J on Nov 26 ’25. At $16.55 per share, BEARDALL BRENT J acquired 3,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 3,000 shares worth approximately $96810.00000000001 following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Singleton Sean sold 1,004 shares, netting a total of over 31,837 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $31.71 each, the insider now holds 9,278 shares.

Before that, Singleton Sean had added 1,004 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $31,837, the Director bought WaFd Inc shares for $31.71 each.

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] plunged -0.65% to $32.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.25, but it reached a high of $32.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.30%. Over the course of the year, WaFd Inc shares have dropped approximately -13.14%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $33.43 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $23.75 on 04/10/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for WaFd Inc (WAFD)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 32.05, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 32.68. The next price resistance is at 33.10. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is WaFd Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of WaFd Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.75 million shares to 2.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 1.86 million shares. A jump of 28.66% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.39.

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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 17.0% from the previous closing price of $32.48. Analysts anticipate WaFd Inc stock to reach 41 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked WaFd Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 19, 2020, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $36.

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