HFWA

HoldPremium Grower

Heritage Financial Corporation · Financial Services · United States · $1.2B cap · $10.7M/day traded

$29.11 -0.1% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct

Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.

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Reported 22 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate was little changed across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).

Quality
53
Value
45
Momentum
51

As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) is 55/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 53, Value 45, Momentum 51, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
14.5x
peers 13.0x
ROE
7.8%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.0x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
3.4%
trailing yield

ABOUT HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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Heritage Financial Corporation operates Heritage Bank, a community-focused financial institution offering commercial, retail, and wealth management services across the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The company establishes a competitive advantage through deep local market expertise, relationship-driven banking, and a commitment to serving small-to-medium sized businesses and individual clients within its footprint.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20212022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue—249.0M243.8M216.8M246.1M-0.4%315.4M336.5M362.3M21.3%
EPS2.752.331.761.261.99-7.8%2.012.082.348.5%
Shares—35.1M34.9M34.0M34.0M-3.3%40.6M———
Debt—21.5M521.8M405.1M42.4M25.4%144.5M———
Equity—797.9M853.3M863.5M921.5M4.9%————
Op CF—94.5M109.5M64.5M94.8M0.1%94.8M———
Inv CF—-1.2B-93.4M-85.9M186.8M—————
Fin CF—-506.4M105.3M-86.5M-165.6M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD+2.1%
26.927.428.028.629.115 Sep6 Oct26 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkIn an uptrendExperimental

Above its 200-day average and 6% below its 52-week high.

SwingsCalm

Calmer than 81% of stocks we rank over the past year (26% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$29.11
RSI (14)
65.9
52-Week Range-6.1% from high
Low $20.77High $30.99

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
53
ROIC (ROA)
1.0%*36.9
ROE
7.8%36.7
GP/Assets
4.5%N/A
Op. Margin
37.2%56.1
FCF/Assets
1.2%N/A
Piotroski
796.9
Int. Cover
—50.0
D/E Ratio
0.05xN/A
Current Ratio
bankN/A
Value
45
P/E (TTM)
14.5x36.4
EV/EBITDA
bankN/A
P/FCF
14.7xN/A
P/B
1.1x56.1
P/S
3.8x39.3
Div Yield
3.4%52.0
Momentum
51
52W High %
94%77.5
RS 6M
1%60.6
SMA 50/200
1.03x55.7
EPS Rev 4W
-0.6%20.9
EPS Rev 12W
-5.8%9.4
EPS Improve
+31%63.6
Q Growth
-2%24.4

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$1.2B
P/E (Forward)
11.1x
Gross Margin
—

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of HFWA are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
HFWAHeritage Financial Corporation(you)$1.2B55Hold
FSBCFive Star Bancorp$1.1B55Hold
SBSISouthside Bancshares, Inc.$947M55Hold
EQBKEquity Bancshares, Inc.$1.0B59Hold
TRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY$949M58Hold
BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.$1.4B60Hold
SMBKSmartFinancial, Inc.$844M53Hold
HOPEHope Bancorp, Inc.$1.8B55Hold
LKFNLakeland Financial Corporation$1.5B60Hold
BFCBank First Corporation$1.6B59Hold

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.4%

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Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA): Stock Score Summary

Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) has a MoatMap StockRank of 55/100 based on Quality (53/100), Value (45/100), and Momentum (51/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Heritage Financial Corporation operates Heritage Bank, a community-focused financial institution offering commercial, retail, and wealth management services across the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The company establishes a competitive advantage through deep local market expertise, relationship-driven banking, and a commitment to serving small-to-medium sized businesses and individual clients within its footprint.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$29.11
Market Cap$1.2B
P/E (TTM)14.50
P/E (Forward)11.06
Price/Book1.09
Return on Equity7.8%
Debt/Equity0.05x
Operating Margin37.2%
Revenue Growth31.8%
Dividend Yield3.4%
Free Cash Flow$80M

Heritage Financial Corporation operates in the Banks - Regional industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Heritage Financial Corporation’s (HFWA) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) is 55/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (53), Value (45), and Momentum (51), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Heritage Financial Corporation have an economic moat?
Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) has a Quality factor score of 53/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Heritage Financial Corporation a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 55/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Heritage Financial Corporation in?
Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry (United States).