WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) Short Interest Down 76.5% in January

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,600 shares, a decline of 76.5% from the December 31st total of 49,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

WaFd Trading Up 0.5 %

WaFd stock opened at $16.70 on Friday. WaFd has a fifty-two week low of $14.38 and a fifty-two week high of $19.75. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.64.

WaFd Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.3047 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.30%.

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.