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

$111.06
-0.63 (-0.56%)
(As of 09/20/2024 ET)

About Walker & Dunlop Stock (NYSE:WD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$110.44
$113.20
50-Day Range
$99.45
$111.67
52-Week Range
$62.51
$113.67
Volume
995,904 shs
Average Volume
211,479 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.74 billion
P/E Ratio
40.53
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Price Target
$108.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

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.

Walker & Dunlop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Overall MarketRank™: 34th Percentile

Walker & Dunlop scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 674th out of 905 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Walker & Dunlop has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, 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.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Walker & Dunlop are expected to decrease by -1.33% in the coming year, from $5.27 to $5.20 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 40.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 40.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 33.98.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Walker & Dunlop has a P/B Ratio of 2.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.35% 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 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Walker & Dunlop has recently decreased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Walker & Dunlop pays a meaningful dividend of 2.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Walker & Dunlop has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 94.89%. 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 50.00% next year. This indicates that Walker & Dunlop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.35% 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 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Walker & Dunlop has recently decreased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Walker & Dunlop has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Walker & Dunlop this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 10 people have searched for WD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -69% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's insider trading history.
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WD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $111.01 at the start of the year. Since then, WD shares have increased by 0.0% and is now trading at $111.06.
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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.07. The business's quarterly revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Walker & Dunlop's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.91%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.15%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.04%). 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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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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Walker & Dunlop investors own include Appian (APPN), Trade Desk (TTD), Wix.com (WIX), Block (SQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Twilio (TWLO) and Paycom Software (PAYC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/08/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend
8/22/2024
Dividend Payable
9/06/2024
Today
9/20/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/14/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Nondepository credit institutions
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
CUSIP
93148P10
Employees
1,326
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$108.50
High Stock Price Target
$112.00
Low Stock Price Target
$105.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-2.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$107.36 million
Pretax Margin
10.51%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.05 billion
Cash Flow
$11.88 per share
Book Value
$52.20 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
31,874,000
Market Cap
$3.75 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.55
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This page (NYSE:WD) was last updated on 9/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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