HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA)
Financials · Regional Banking · NASDAQ
A Pacific Northwest-focused community banking institution providing diverse commercial and consumer financial services.
What HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP does
Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that operates Heritage Bank, a full-service community bank. The company provides a range of commercial, consumer, and real estate banking products and services, including commercial real estate lending and various deposit products, primarily serving markets in the Pacific Northwest.
Themes: community banking, commercial lending, regional financial services
Fundamentals
- Price$29.10 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+26.1% 2025-08-21 close $23.07 → 2026-08-21 close $29.10
- P/E16.91 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+29.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+7.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.02 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+30.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Beta0.51 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.1%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How HFWA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 525 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 538 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 534 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 575 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 453 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 431 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, HFWA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 48%, free-cash-flow payout 38%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout48% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout38% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP looks technically
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) is trading 9.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 155 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +9.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $29.51 | $29.51 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $26.63 | $26.63 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 21 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 21 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 28.995. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 155 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 155 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($28.58 to $30.62) — its "stochastic" reading is 25 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 25.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 22 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $31.25 | $31.25 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 6.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -6.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 36.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +36.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 6.9% below its highest point of the past year | 6.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $37.40 (set on 2018-09-10) | $37.40 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($21.47 to $31.25), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 22% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $24.89 to $25.21. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 22.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 22.2% below its all-time high | -22.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $29.00 — a price it turned at six times since 2026-02-18, most recently on 2026-08-10. Since 2024-08-21 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.55 (set on 2009-03-10) | $8.55 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 240.4% above its all-time low | +240.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 90% of it) | 10th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5952 between its high and its low — about 2.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5952 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $28.89 and $30.40 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $28.89 – $29.65 – $30.40 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.1% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (9.3% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a hammer | 9 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.3% gap up opened on 2026-06-11 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 45 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +0.85% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.6 percentage points (the stock lost 4.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | -6.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 4.1 percentage points (the stock gained 7.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +4.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 8.1 percentage points (the stock gained 2.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -8.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 5.7 percentage points (the stock gained 26.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | +5.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.4% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $27.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-23 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $29.78 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HFWA last closed at $29.10 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $29.00 | Support | 0.3% below the last close | turned there six times · 2026-02-18 to 2026-08-10 |
| $28.34 | Support | 2.6% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-01-23 to 2026-07-08 |
| $30.36 | Resistance | 4.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-02 to 2026-08-14 |
| $27.53 | Support | 5.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-11 to 2026-06-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $29.00.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $31.70 and $33.38 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $29.00.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$33.00 range $32.00 – $34.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HFWA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.5667 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Interest rate fluctuations impacting net interest margin and asset values","Concentration risk in commercial real estate lending and geographic market exposure","Cybersecurity threats and potential disruptions to information technology systems"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HFWA's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing includes specific detail that Heritage Bank was incorporated in the State of Washington in August 1997 (older filing omitted incorporation details)
- Newer filing specifies 65 branch offices as of March 31, 2026 (older filing did not provide specific branch count)
- Newer filing includes detailed section on 'Recent Acquisition' describing the January 31, 2026 Olympic/Kitsap Bank merger completed at $185.0 million consideration
- Newer filing includes results for three months ended March 31, 2026 with net income of $18.9 million ($0.48 per diluted share) compared to prior year quarter at $13.9 million ($0.40 per diluted share)
- Newer filing attributes net income increase to $15.5 million increase in net interest income and $4.8 million increase in noninterest income
- Removed:
- Older filing includes description of Company's strategic focus on commercial banking relationships, market expansion and asset quality (removed in newer filing)
- Older filing states Company's business activities are generally limited to passive investment activities and oversight (removed in newer filing)
- Older filing includes results for three months ended September 30, 2025 with net income of $19.2 million ($0.55 per diluted share)
- Older filing includes nine-month comparison results ending September 30, 2025 with net income of $45.3 million ($1.31 per diluted share)
- Older filing contains detailed Net Interest Income and Margin section with comparative tables (truncated in newer filing)
- Reworded:
- Older filing states company 'which primarily engages' in business activities vs. newer 'was incorporated' and directly states primary engagement in planning and directing subsidiary activities
- Newer filing describes Heritage Bank's operations across four states plus specific loan production office vs. older filing without specific office location details
- Newer filing notes Heritage Bank does business under Whidbey Island Bank and Kitsap Bank names (reference to Kitsap Bank reflects post-merger status)
- Older filing references December 31, 2024 audited Consolidated Financial Statements vs. newer filing references December 31, 2025 audited Consolidated Financial Statements
- Notes:
- Newer filing appears truncated mid-sentence in the Results of Operations section, limiting ability to assess complete comparison of net income discussion
- Older filing compares two periods (Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024, and nine months 2025 vs 2024) while newer filing compares single period (Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025), making direct operational comparisons difficult
- The merger transaction fundamentally changed the company's asset base between filing periods, affecting year-over-year comparability
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added reference to 'Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended' in forward-looking statements disclaimer (2026-05-08)
- Added explicit reference to 'Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995' safe harbor provisions language (2026-05-08)
- Added risk factor: 'previous and potential future disruptions, security breaches, insider fraud, cybersecurity incidents or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems' with specific mention of 'sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence and similar tools' (2026-05-08)
- Added risk factor: 'the effects of acts of war or terrorism, foreign relations, military conflicts, including the wars in Iran and Ukraine and the military conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East, and other external events on our business and the businesses of our clients' (2026-05-08)
- Added language: 'fluctuations in deposits and the concentration of large deposits from certain customers, who have deposit balances above current FDIC insurance limits' (2026-05-08)
- Added reference to 'the effectiveness of our risk management framework' as a risk factor (2026-05-08)
- Added 'PCD Purchased Credit Deteriorated' to acronym glossary (2026-05-08)
- Added 'PSL Purchased Seasoned Loans' to acronym glossary (2026-05-08)
- Updated annual form reference from '2024 Annual Form 10-K' to '2025 Annual Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025' (2026-05-08)
- Removed:
- Removed language: 'Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact, are based on certain assumptions and often include' (replaced with different phrasing in 2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'These statements relate to our financial condition, results of operations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about future performance or business' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'could cause our actual results for future periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could negatively affect our operating results and stock price performance' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'the level and impact of inflation and the current and future monetary policies of the Federal Reserve in response thereto' and replaced with 'Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and executive orders in response thereto' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the threat or implementation of new, or changes to existing, policies, regulations, regulatory and other governmental agencies and executive orders, including tariffs, immigration, DEI and ESG initiatives, consumer protection, foreign policy, and tax regulations' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'credit and interest rate risks associated with our business, customers, borrowings, repayment, investment, and deposit practices' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'fluctuations in deposits and deposit concentrations' (replaced with more specific language about large deposits) (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies write-offs and changes in our ACL on loans and provision for credit losses on loans that may be affected by deterioration in the housing and CRE markets, which may lead to increased losses and nonperforming assets in our loan portfolio, or may result in our ACL on loans no longer being adequate to cover actual losses, and require us to increase our ACL on loans' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'the relative differences between short-term and long-term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'the impact of repricing and competitors' pricing initiatives on loan and deposit products' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'the effects of recent developments and events in the financial services industry, including the large-scale deposit withdrawals over a short period of time that resulted in prior bank failures' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'the extensive regulatory framework that applies to us' (2026-05-08)
- Removed language: 'results of examinations by the bank regulators' (2026-05-08)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'pending acquisition of Olympic' to 'recent acquisition of Olympic' and expanded language to include 'our ability to successfully integrate Olympic's customers and operations following the acquisition' (2026-05-08)
- Changed language regarding goodwill impairment to specify 'potential impairment to the goodwill we recorded in connection with our past acquisitions, including as a result of the recent acquisition of Olympic' (2026-05-08)
- Reordered and restructured risk factors with cybersecurity/technology risks appearing earlier in the list (2026-05-08)
- Changed reference from 'Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System' to include explicit mention of 'executive orders in response thereto' (2026-05-08)
- Restructured forward-looking statements disclaimer to emphasize safe harbor provisions and cite specific Securities Act sections (2026-05-08)
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated mid-sentence at the end of the provided excerpt, potentially obscuring additional removals or changes
- Comparison is limited to the visible portions of both filings; full Risk Factors section content beyond the provided text is not available for analysis
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 4 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 3 sells ($508929) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 4 sells ($617941) — 4 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 6 sells ($768068) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-05. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about HFWA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding HFWA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 7,576,894
- Reported value $196,999,223
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HFWA had 2,716,550 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HFWA had 6.64% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.16 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,716,550
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.64%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,585,889
- Reported change 5.05%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.16
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Washington Federal (WAFD)
- Banner Corporation (BANR)
- Columbia Banking System (COLB)
- Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ)
- HomeStreet (HMST)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) do?
Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that operates Heritage Bank, a full-service community bank. The company provides a range of commercial, consumer, and real estate banking products and services, including commercial real estate lending and various deposit products, primarily serving markets in the Pacific Northwest.
What sector is HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) in?
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Regional Banking. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does HFWA pay a dividend?
Yes — HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.07% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP's (HFWA) competitors?
Notable peers of HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) include Washington Federal, Banner Corporation, Columbia Banking System, Umpqua Holdings and HomeStreet. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) overbought or oversold right now?
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP (HFWA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HFWA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.