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About Heritage Financial Corp
Heritage Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various financial services to small and medium sized businesses and individuals in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest demand deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, savings accounts, personal checking accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, owner-occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans, one-to-four family residential loans, real estate construction and land development loans, consumer loans, commercial business loans, lines of credit, term equipment financing, and term real estate loans. It also originates loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration; and provides objective advice from trusted advisers. The company was formerly known as Heritage Financial Corporation, M.H.C. and changed its name to Heritage Financial Corporation in 1998. Heritage Financial Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Olympia, Washington.
General
| Name | Heritage Financial Corp |
| Ticker | HFWA |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 747 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 29.00 |
| Market Cap | 816,200,000 |
| PE Ratio | 16.78 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.13 |
Share Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 33,950,000 |
| Shares Float | 33,390,000 |
| Shares Short | 950,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 160% |
| Institution Holdings | 86.99% |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 29.00 |
| Market Cap | 816,200,000 |
| PE Ratio | 16.78 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.13 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 16.90 |
| Forward PE | 12.33 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 3.81 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 0.95 |
Dividend
Heritage Financial Corp pays out a dividend of $0.95 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.97%.
HFWA's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on August 20, 2025.
They pay out 74.22% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Aug 20, 2025 | $0.24 |
| May 21, 2025 | $0.24 |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.24 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | $0.23 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | $0.23 |
| May 22, 2024 | $0.23 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | $0.23 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.22 |
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