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

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDPGet Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in 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 trading volume, of 22,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

WaFd Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WAFDP opened at $16.62 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.68. WaFd has a 52-week low of $14.38 and a 52-week high of $19.75.

WaFd Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.3047 dividend. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st.

About WaFd

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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.

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