Short Interest in WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) Increases By 25.6%

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,800 shares, a growth of 25.6% from the February 13th total of 8,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

WaFd Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of WAFDP stock opened at $16.45 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $16.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.69. WaFd has a twelve month low of $14.38 and a twelve month high of $19.75.

WaFd Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.3047 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.41%.

WaFd Company Profile

WaFd, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts.