WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) Stock Short Interest Report for October

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,675 shares, a decrease of 52.4% from the September 30th total of 22,424 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 26,843 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

WaFd Trading Down 0.7%

WAFDP opened at $14.87 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $15.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.34. WaFd has a 1 year low of $14.60 and a 1 year high of $17.49.

WaFd Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a $0.3047 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.2%.

About WaFd

WaFd, Inc is the holding company for WaFd Bank, a community-focused financial institution formerly known as Washington Federal. The bank provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations through branches and digital banking channels.

WaFd Bank offers deposit products, residential and commercial real estate lending, consumer loans, construction financing, business banking, treasury management and wealth management services. Its lending activities include mortgages, home equity products, commercial real estate loans and financing for small and mid-sized businesses.

Founded in 1917, the company serves customers across the western United States, including communities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.