Heritage Financial Cp: (NASD: HFWA)

$13.69

-0.30 (-2.14%)

Volume 10,060

May 22 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		13.62 - 14.05
	
		52wk Low - High
		13.25 - 15.57
	
		Previous Close
		13.99
	
		Avg. Volume
		13,262
	
		Industry
		FIN-SVGS & LOAN
	
		Market Cap
		211.91 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.32 - 2.29
	
		Beta
		0.54
	
		PE (Forward)
		16.30
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.86
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #2
                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Hold
                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            16.30
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.81
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.86
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.22
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.22
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-24-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.79
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            9.00%
                        
Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) is Zacks' proprietary methodology for determining which stocks have the best chance to surprise with their next earnings announcement. The Earnings ESP shows the percentage difference between the Most Accurate Estimate and the Consensus.

            Company Description
        
Heritage Financial Corporation, Inc. is a bank holding company.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.22	0.22	0.86	1.01
Number of Estimates	6	5	6	6
Low Estimate	0.19	0.16	0.80	0.85
High Estimate	0.24	0.26	0.95	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.21	0.19	0.87	0.86
EPS Growth	2.38%	13.68%	-1.34%	17.86%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
HERITAGE FIN CP	HFWA	13.99
GREAT SOUTH BCP	GSBC	27.52
KEARNY FINL CP	KRNY	10.34
META FINL GRP	CASH	26.90
PROVIDENT FINL	PROV	15.58
PULASKI FINL CP	PULB	10.58
WSFS FINL CORP	WSFS	51.97
CAPE BANCORP	CBNJ	9.68
FIRST FINL SVCS	FFKY	3.05
FIRST PACTRUST	BANC	12.71

Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-SVGS & LOAN

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Zacks Commentary

Hudson City Remains Neutral

Apr 08, 2013

Report for HFWA

May 14, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.79
Sales	76
Net Income	12
Price/Earnings	17.71
Price/Book	1.06
Price/Cash Flow	11.65
Price/Sales	2.78

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News

Heritage Financial Q1 net income decreases - Datamonitor

May 8, 2013

Heritage Financial net income falls in first quarter - Mcclatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted

May 1, 2013

Heritage Financial Corp.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

Apr 25, 2013

Heritage Financial Announces First Quarter Results And Declares Cash Dividend - Pr Newswire

Apr 24, 2013

Heritage Financial Corp.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

Apr 24, 2013

CVTI, WDC, SUSQ, STNR, HFWA, MTSN Expected To Be Down After Next Earnings Releases - M2

Apr 23, 2013

Heritage Financial selects DNA account processing platform from Open Solutions - Datamonitor

Apr 23, 2013

Heritage Financial to Present at the D.A. Davidson Financial Services Conference - Pr Newswire

Apr 22, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.00
ABR (Last Week)	2.00
# of recs in ABR	6
Average Target Price	16.58
Industry Rank by ABR	105 out of 265
Rank in Industry	15 out of 54

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Heritage Financial Cp: (NASD: HFWA)

$13.69

-0.30 (-2.14%)

Volume 10,060

May 22 04:00 PM ET

Stock Activity

Premium research

Zacks Rank Short-Term: 1-3 Months

Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buys

Zacks Recommendation Long-Term: 6+ Months

All Outperform Rated Stocks

Zacks Industry Rank

Equity Research Report

Key Earnings Data

Company Description

Earnings Estimates

Industry Analysis

Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-SVGS & LOAN

Zacks Commentary

Hudson City Remains Neutral

Report for HFWA

Financials

News

Heritage Financial Q1 net income decreases - Datamonitor

Heritage Financial net income falls in first quarter - Mcclatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted

Heritage Financial Corp.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

Heritage Financial Announces First Quarter Results And Declares Cash Dividend - Pr Newswire

Heritage Financial Corp.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

CVTI, WDC, SUSQ, STNR, HFWA, MTSN Expected To Be Down After Next Earnings Releases - M2

Heritage Financial selects DNA account processing platform from Open Solutions - Datamonitor

Heritage Financial to Present at the D.A. Davidson Financial Services Conference - Pr Newswire

Broker Recommendations

Day Low - High	13.62 - 14.05
52wk Low - High	13.25 - 15.57
Previous Close	13.99
Avg. Volume	13,262
Industry	FIN-SVGS & LOAN
Market Cap	211.91 M
Div - Yield	0.32 - 2.29
Beta	0.54
PE (Forward)	16.30
Current Year Est.	0.86
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

PE (Forward)	16.30
PEG Ratio	1.81
Current Year Est.	0.86
Current Quarter Estimate	0.22
Most Accurate Estimate	0.22
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-24-2013
EPS Last Year	0.79
Expected Earnings Growth	9.00%