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WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC (NASD)
WFSL 19.21 0.10 (0.52%) Vol.  1,584,035 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 19.05 - 19.29
52wk Low - High 9.75 - 19.68
Avg Volume 1,592,464
Industry FIN-SVGS & LOAN
Market Cap 2.08 B
Div - Yield 0.20 - 1.05
PE (forward) 27.7
PEG Ratio 3.2
Current Year Est. .69
EPS Last Year 0.47
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#3 Hold 7.53%
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#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
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WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC WFSL PREMIUM
BENEFICIAL MUTL BNCL PREMIUM
WESTFIELD FINL WFD PREMIUM
BANNER CORP BANR PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.20
ABR (Last Week) 2.20
# of Recs in ABR 10
Average Target Price 20.63
Industry Rank by ABR 107 out of 217
Rank in Industry 18 out of 61
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WFSL
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Oct 16, 2009
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Oct 16, 2009
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Oct 08, 2009
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Oct 08, 2009
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NEWS
Washington Federal (WFSL) Upgrade Alert, Watch for 31.1% Technical Uptrend Continuation
Oct 26, 2009
Analyst Upgrades for October 26th
Oct 26, 2009
Washington Federal (WFSL) Upgrade Alert, Watch for 30.3% Technical Uptrend Continuation
Oct 23, 2009
Analyst Upgrades for October 23rd
Oct 23, 2009
Washington Federal Reports Quarterly Net Income of $9.6 Million and$40.7 Million for Its Fiscal Year
Oct 22, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
09/2010
Next Year
09/2011
Average Estimate 0.12 0.15 0.69 1.25
Number of Estimates 9 8 9 6
Low Estimates 0.09 0.08 0.45 0.48
High Estimate 0.16 0.24 0.96 1.75
Year Ago EPS 0.23 0.10 0.46 0.69
EPS Growth -48.79% 52.50% 50.00% 80.92%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Washington Federal, Inc. is a non-diversified unitary savings and loan holding company. The business of Washington Federal consists primarily of attracting savings deposits from the general public and investing these funds in loans secured by first mortgage liens on single-family dwellings, including loans for the construction of such dwellings, and to a significantly lesser extent, on commercial property and multi-family dwellings. It also originates other types of loans for its portfolio and invests in certain United States Government and agency obligations.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM .47
Sales 710.78
Net Income 48.17
Price/Earnings 40.66
Price/Book 1.19
Price/Cash Flow 35.86
Price/Sales 2.93


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