WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 52.4% in October

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of 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 daily volume of 26,843 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

WaFd Price Performance

WAFDP opened at $14.64 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.33. WaFd has a fifty-two week low of $14.60 and a fifty-two week high of $17.49.

WaFd Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.3047 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.3%.

WaFd Company Profile

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.