Walker & Dunlop (WD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Walker & Dunlop, Inc., through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. It operates through three segments: Capital Markets, Servicing & Asset Management, and Corporate. The company offers first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, and small-balance loans. It also provides finance for multifamily, manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, and senior housing properties under the Fannie Mae's DUS program; and construction and permanent loans to developers and owners of multifamily housing, affordable housing, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the company acts as a debt broker to work with life insurance companies, banks, and other institutional lenders to find debt and/or equity solution for the borrowers' needs; and offers property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties, and commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. Further, it provides multifamily appraisal and valuation services; and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research. Additionally, the company offers servicing and asset-managing the portfolio of loans; originates loans through its principal lending and investing activities; and manages third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the LIHTC sector and other commercial real estate sectors. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $105.52 to $108.54
• 50-Day Range: $102.80 to $116.31
• 52-Week Range: $81.14 to $118.19
• Volume: 113,376 shs
• Average Volume: 156,540 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.08
• Dividend Yield: 2.44%
• Price Target: $111.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Walker & Dunlop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Walker & Dunlop scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 759th out of 963 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Walker & Dunlop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Walker & Dunlop has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Walker & Dunlop are expected to decrease by -2.32% in the coming year, from $5.18 to $5.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 38.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 38.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.89.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Walker & Dunlop has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.53% of the outstanding shares of Walker & Dunlop have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Walker & Dunlop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Walker & Dunlop has recently decreased by 16.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Walker & Dunlop pays a meaningful dividend of 2.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Walker & Dunlop does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 92.86%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Walker & Dunlop will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.38% next year. This indicates that Walker & Dunlop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.53% of the outstanding shares of Walker & Dunlop have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Walker & Dunlop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Walker & Dunlop has recently decreased by 16.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Walker & Dunlop has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Walker & Dunlop this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Walker & Dunlop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Walker & Dunlop insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,471,607.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.47% of the stock of Walker & Dunlop is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.97% of the stock of Walker & Dunlop is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WD shares performed this year?

Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $111.01 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WD shares have decreased by 4.0% and is now trading at $106.62.
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How were Walker & Dunlop's earnings last quarter?

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.10. The firm's revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Walker & Dunlop's major shareholders?

Walker & Dunlop's top institutional investors include Janus Henderson Group PLC (5.44%), State Street Corp (4.25%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.19%) and FMR LLC (3.64%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Walker, Howard W Smith III, Richard M Lucas, Dana L Schmaltz, Stephen P Theobald, Gregory Florkowski and Paula A Pryor.
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How do I buy shares of Walker & Dunlop?

Shares of WD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Walker & Dunlop own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Walker & Dunlop investors own include Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), Gilead Sciences (GILD), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Corning (GLW) and DocuSign (DOCU).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend: 8/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/06/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 11/16/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/6 Dividend: 11/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/06/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/20/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Nondepository credit institutions
• Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WD
• CUSIP: 93148P10
• CIK: 1497770
• Web: www.walkerdunlop.com
• Phone: (301) 215-5500
• Fax: 301-634-2150
• Employees: 1,326
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $111.00
• High Stock Price Target: $112.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $110.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $107.36 million
• Net Margins: 8.91%
• Pretax Margin: 11.15%
• Return on Equity: 9.81%
• Return on Assets: 4.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.02
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.41
• Cash Flow: $11.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.36
• Book Value: $51.72 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,770,000
• Free Float: 31,920,000
• Market Cap: $3.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55