Waterstone Financial Stock Price and Value Analysis
Should you buy Waterstone Financial stock? (NasdaqGS:WSBF). Let's see how it does in our
automated value investing analysis system.
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- This company has a large dividend yield!
- This company has amazingly consistent growth!
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- This company is less known than others.
- This stock looks overpriced.
- This company is not making money.
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Inside the WSBF Numbers
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WSBF Price
(Waterstone Financial stock price per share) |
$16.58 |
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The PE ratio measures the
reported earnings of a company to its current stock price. While earnings are
easy to manipulate on the balance sheet, this ratio gives you a sense of what
buyers are willing to pay for the stock—what they believe it will do in
the future.
Comparing a stock's PE to the average PE of companies in its industry gives
you a sense of market sentiment about the stock and how well it fares
financially. It's not the only number, nor the most important, but comparing
similar companies is valuable. A ratio far above or below that of its peers is
significant.
Industries are more specific than sectors, so companies within most
industries are more similar than are companies within an industry. Be aware
that the size and customers of companies are important to their prospects.
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PE Ratio versus Sector |
68% lower than other Unknown stocks |
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The PE ratio measures the
reported earnings of a company to its current stock price. While earnings are
easy to manipulate on the balance sheet, this ratio gives you a sense of what
buyers are willing to pay for the stock—what they believe it will do in
the future.
Comparing a stock's PE to the average PE of companies in its sector gives
you a sense of market sentiment about the stock and how well it fares
financially. It's not the only number, nor the most important, but comparing
similar companies is valuable. A ratio far above or below that of its peers is
significant.
Be aware that sectors are very broad, with many types of companies in the
same sector.
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PE Ratio versus Industry |
0% lower than other Unknown stocks |
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The dividend yield of a
stock is the amount of money paid out in dividends every year divided by the
stock's current price. While not every stock pays a dividend, many solid
companies pay good dividends. In general, the higher this calculation, the
better—think of it like an interest rate of an investment—if the
company pays dividends consistently.
A high dividend payout rate may indicate that the share price has fallen
recently. Be sure that the company is worth investing in before you chase high
dividend yields!
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Dividend Yield |
4% (tax impact) |
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Shares Shorted |
142,188 |
This stock has short interest! This means that people have shorted it.
Why does that matter? They've made a bet that price will decrease from where
they bought it. Maybe there are financial problems, or maybe there's a value
play.
As of the latest analysis, there are 142,188 shares shorted. With 15,501,153 shares available for purchase and an average trading
volume over the past 10 trading days of 60,880, it would take at least 2.336 days for all of the short holders to cover their
shorts.
Is Waterstone Financial Stock on Sale?
Based on our analysis, we believe that you should not buy Waterstone Financial
right now. It might be a good stock to own—we just can't prove
it with value analysis right now. Proceed with caution.
Should You Buy WSBF Stock?
Does Waterstone Financial have a coherent story? Does it have a plan to
continue to make money? Is it worth your time? Only you can decide where to go
from here. Our investment guide helps you ask the
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