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Brent Beardall, president and CEO of WAFD bank, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss housing loan demand slowing, the consequences of government stimulus and net outflows data.
Increased analyst coverage over the past few weeks may lead to solid price appreciation for stocks like Washington Federal (WAFD), HarborOne (HONE), Ladder Capital (LADR), MGIC (MTG) and KKR Real Estate (KREF).
Washington Federal posted strong spread and operating leverage in its fiscal fourth quarter, helping to drive strong pre-provision profit growth. Loan demand is healthy and WaFed is repositioning toward higher-yielding loan growth categories, but funding costs are a growing risk factor.
Washington Federal (WAFD) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Washington Federal (WAFD) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.
Rising interest rates and solid loan and deposits balance support Washington Federal's (WAFD) fiscal Q4 earnings amid higher expenses and provisions.
Washington Federal (WAFD) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 17.58% and 8.04%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Robust revenue growth driven by a rise in loan demand, higher interest rates and a solid balance sheet and liquidity position support Washington Federal (WAFD), making it worth betting on right now.
Rising interest rates, decent loan demand and Washington Federal's (WAFD) revenue diversification efforts will likely keep supporting its financials.
WaFed posted strong fiscal third quarter results, as the company has seen both a sharper-than-expected improvement in NIM and better operational leverage. Construction loan growth has been exceptional, and while this is a higher-yielding growth opportunity in key strategic markets, it's also a riskier lending category.