Shares of Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA – Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $30.50.
A number of research firms recently issued reports on HFWA. Zacks Research lowered Heritage Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Heritage Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. DA Davidson raised their price target on Heritage Financial from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Heritage Financial from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Heritage Financial from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Heritage Financial
Heritage Financial Stock Down 1.7%
HFWA opened at $26.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.81. Heritage Financial has a one year low of $21.32 and a one year high of $28.98. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $26.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.76 and a beta of 0.50.
Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.02. Heritage Financial had a return on equity of 8.71% and a net margin of 20.50%.The firm had revenue of $77.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.31 million. Analysts anticipate that Heritage Financial will post 2.39 EPS for the current year.
Heritage Financial Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Heritage Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.06%.
About Heritage Financial
Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Through its primary subsidiary, Heritage Bank, the company provides a comprehensive range of banking and financial services to both individual and commercial clients. Heritage Bank’s offerings encompass deposit products, lending solutions, treasury and cash management services, mortgage banking, and wealth management, positioning the organization as a full-service community bank.
The company’s lending portfolio includes commercial real estate loans, agricultural loans, small business administration (SBA) loans, construction and development financing, and a variety of consumer mortgage products.
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