WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) traded up 2.6% on Friday . The company traded as high as $19.45 and last traded at $19.45. 48,761 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 62% from the average session volume of 30,189 shares. The stock had previously closed at $18.95.

WaFd Trading Up 2.6 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $17.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.17.

WaFd Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.3047 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.27%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WaFd

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in WaFd stock. Thompson Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000.

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.