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Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA) news sentiment

How positive or negative Heritage Financial Corp's news headlines have been since Sep 23, 2019, week by week, with the last 90 sessions day by day and each recent headline's tone and source.

As of 2026-11-06

Average tone, last 30 sessions
+25From -100 (every headline negative) to +100 (every headline positive)
Headlines, last 30 sessions
16
Headlines, last 90 sessions
33
Change from the 90-session average
-2
Latest session
2026-11-06

Weekly headline tone since September 2019

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Tone8-week averageHeadlinesFiltered out (passing mentions)
Every week since Sep 23, 2019
HFWA headline tone: Every week since Sep 23, 2019, 213 weeks from September 23, 2019 to October 26, 2026.-100-75-50-25+25+50+75+1000Headlines2020202120222023202420252026

Coverage of Heritage Financial Corp over the last 30 trading sessions is positive (+25) across 16 headlines, 9 points above its one-year average of +16. The most widely carried story in the week of Oct 26, 2026 was "Heritage Financial (NASDAQ: HFWA) expands buyback to 5% as net income rises", carried by 1 outlet.

Each point is one week of headlines about Heritage Financial Corp: the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 to +100, with the 8-week average drawn through it and the number of headlines beneath. Since coverage began, 671 headlines average +10.

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Tone mix

HFWA headlines by tone, last 52 weeks
positive
19%
neutral
79%
negative
2%

Week by week 52 weeks

May 5, 2025: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeMay 12, 2025: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeMay 19, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeMay 26, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJun 2, 2025: 0 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negativeJun 9, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 7, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 21, 2025: 1 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeJul 28, 2025: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeAug 18, 2025: 0 positive, 4 neutral, 0 negativeSep 1, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeSep 15, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeSep 22, 2025: 0 positive, 4 neutral, 0 negativeSep 29, 2025: 2 positive, 10 neutral, 0 negativeOct 20, 2025: 2 positive, 5 neutral, 1 negativeOct 27, 2025: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeNov 10, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeNov 17, 2025: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeNov 24, 2025: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeDec 1, 2025: 1 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negativeDec 15, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeDec 29, 2025: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeJan 5, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJan 12, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJan 19, 2026: 1 positive, 6 neutral, 0 negativeJan 26, 2026: 1 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeFeb 2, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeFeb 9, 2026: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeFeb 16, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeFeb 23, 2026: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeMar 2, 2026: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeMar 23, 2026: 1 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeMar 30, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeApr 6, 2026: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeApr 13, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeApr 20, 2026: 0 positive, 4 neutral, 0 negativeApr 27, 2026: 1 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeMay 11, 2026: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeMay 18, 2026: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeJun 8, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJun 15, 2026: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeJun 22, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 6, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 20, 2026: 4 positive, 6 neutral, 0 negativeJul 27, 2026: 1 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeAug 3, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeAug 24, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeSep 14, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeSep 28, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeOct 5, 2026: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeOct 19, 2026: 3 positive, 4 neutral, 0 negativeOct 26, 2026: 1 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative
May 5, 2025Oct 26, 2026

Share of Heritage Financial Corp's 140 headlines over the last 52 weeks by the model's call, and the same mix week by week.

Biggest swings in the last year

The weeks whose tone moved furthest from the 8-week average, with the story most outlets carried that week.

Daily headline tone, last 90 sessions

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Session tone8-session averageHeadlines
Last 18 sessions with a headline
HFWA average headline tone by session: Last 18 sessions with a headline, 18 sessions from July 6, 2026 to November 2, 2026.-100-75-50-25+25+50+75+1000HeadlinesJul 2026AugSepOctNov

Each point is the average score of the headlines about Heritage Financial Corp in one trading session, with the 8-session average drawn through it. Sessions with no headline about the company have no point.

Tone by period

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Last 7 sessions10
Last 30 sessions16+25
Last 90 sessions33+27

Every headline in the period counts equally.

Headlines on Monday, November 2, 2026

1 headline, average tone 0: 0 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.

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Heritage Financial: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investorswww.fool.com1Neutral

Headlines on Wednesday, October 28, 2026

2 headlines, average tone 0: 0 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 2.

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Community Heritage Financial (OTCMKTS:CMHF) Announces Earnings Resultswww.themarketsdaily.com1Neutral
Community Heritage Financial, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Resultswww.prnewswire.com1Neutral

Headlines on Monday, October 26, 2026

2 headlines, average tone +50: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 2.

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Heritage Financial (NASDAQ: HFWA) expands buyback to 5% as net income riseswww.themarketsdaily.com1Positive
Heritage Financial Q3 Earnings Call Highlightswww.themarketsdaily.com1Neutral

Headlines on Friday, October 23, 2026

5 headlines, average tone +59: 3 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 5.

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Community Heritage Financial, Inc. Announces Adoption of Stock Repurchase Programwww.prnewswire.com2Positive
Heritage Financial (HFWA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptwww.aol.com2Neutral
Heritage Financial (NASDAQ: HFWA) expands buyback to 5% as net income riseswww.tickerreport.com1Positive
Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.05 EPSwww.dailypolitical.com1Positive
Heritage Financial Q3 Earnings Call Highlightswww.tickerreport.com1Neutral

Headlines on Monday, October 19, 2026

2 headlines, average tone 0: 0 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 2.

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Head to Head Comparison: Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) & SmartFinancial (NASDAQ:SMBK)www.tickerreport.com1Neutral
Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA) Stock Has Average Price Target of $32.67www.themarketsdaily.com1Neutral

How the score works

A headline's tone is not a forecast of the share price. Read the headlines themselves before acting on an average.

  1. Which headlines count

    Headlines come from the GDELT global news feed from 2019-09-23 on. A headline counts only when a model judges it to be about Heritage Financial Corp, not a passing mention.

  2. How each headline is scored

    The model calls each headline positive, neutral or negative news for the company. A period's tone is the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 (all negative) to +100 (all positive).

  3. When a headline counts

    Headlines published by 9:15 a.m. New York time belong to that day's session. Later and weekend headlines move to the next trading session.

  4. Repeated stories

    When several outlets carry the same headline, it counts once per session.