WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) Stock Price Up 1.4%

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) rose 1.4% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $15.63 and last traded at $15.63. Approximately 7,815 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 79% from the average daily volume of 36,587 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.41.

WaFd Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.84.

WaFd Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, March 31st were issued a $0.3047 dividend. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.80%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WaFd

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in WaFd stock. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFDP) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000.

About WaFd

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.