Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. HFF (HF) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesShort InterestTrends HF vs. WD, LMND, FIBK, FHB, WSFS, NHI, CDP, FBP, FHI, and HASIShould you be buying HFF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HFF include Walker & Dunlop (WD), Lemonade (LMND), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), First Hawaiian (FHB), WSFS Financial (WSFS), National Health Investors (NHI), COPT Defense Properties (CDP), First BanCorp. (FBP), Federated Hermes (FHI), and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. HFF vs. Walker & Dunlop Lemonade First Interstate BancSystem First Hawaiian WSFS Financial National Health Investors COPT Defense Properties First BanCorp. Federated Hermes Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital HFF (NYSE:HF) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer HF or WD? In the previous week, Walker & Dunlop had 4 more articles in the media than HFF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Walker & Dunlop and 0 mentions for HFF. Walker & Dunlop's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat HFF's score of 0.00 indicating that Walker & Dunlop is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment HFF Neutral Walker & Dunlop Positive Do analysts recommend HF or WD? Walker & Dunlop has a consensus target price of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.31%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than HFF.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HFF 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Walker & Dunlop 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HF or WD? Walker & Dunlop received 33 more outperform votes than HFF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.45% of users gave HFF an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHFFOutperform Votes28665.45% Underperform Votes15134.55% Walker & DunlopOutperform Votes31959.63% Underperform Votes21640.37% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HF or WD? HFF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Walker & Dunlop. HFF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walker & Dunlop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHFF$662.04M1.39$115.99M$2.888.00Walker & Dunlop$1.05B3.47$107.36M$2.8038.75 Is HF or WD more profitable? HFF has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 8.91%. HFF's return on equity of 41.56% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HFF18.38% 41.56% 12.58% Walker & Dunlop 8.91%9.81%4.11% Which has more volatility & risk, HF or WD? HFF has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HF or WD? 85.8% of HFF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of HFF shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWalker & Dunlop beats HFF on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get HFF News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHFFReal Property Lessors IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$917.06M$4.21M$11.05B$20.14BDividend Yield2.40%N/A10.29%3.50%P/E Ratio8.00N/A44.5344.57Price / Sales1.390.16221.0817.74Price / Cash12.752.6329.6021.28Price / Book2.57N/A4.244.71Net Income$115.99M-$1.18M$1.02B$986.85M HFF Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HFHFF1.0865 of 5 stars$23.03-0.1%N/A+12.3%$917.06M$662.04M8.001,074WDWalker & Dunlop2.0802 of 5 stars$108.49+2.2%$111.00+2.3%+31.4%$3.66B$1.05B38.151,326LMNDLemonade3.3759 of 5 stars$49.29-2.1%$30.43-38.3%+195.9%$3.60B$493.20M-16.211,258Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.3027 of 5 stars$34.39+1.7%$32.50-5.5%+36.1%$3.59B$1.43B14.893,585Analyst DowngradePositive NewsFHBFirst Hawaiian2.2915 of 5 stars$27.90+2.2%$24.33-12.8%+46.1%$3.57B$797.14M15.622,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWSFSWSFS Financial3.9834 of 5 stars$60.48+3.0%$59.75-1.2%+55.6%$3.56B$1.27B13.812,229Positive NewsNHINational Health Investors4.0896 of 5 stars$77.71-0.2%$73.29-5.7%+44.5%$3.53B$328.89M26.7020Positive NewsCDPCOPT Defense Properties3.0236 of 5 stars$31.84+2.2%$30.86-3.1%+32.9%$3.51B$749.56M26.10400Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFBPFirst BanCorp.3.4798 of 5 stars$21.30+1.3%$21.40+0.5%+41.8%$3.49B$1.16B11.623,168Positive NewsFHIFederated Hermes4.7741 of 5 stars$42.34+1.5%$43.33+2.3%+34.0%$3.46B$1.60B13.612,025Insider TradeHASIHannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital4.9751 of 5 stars$29.01+1.5%$39.83+37.3%+23.3%$3.45B$413.05M16.28110 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WD Competitors LMND Competitors FIBK Competitors FHB Competitors WSFS Competitors NHI Competitors CDP Competitors FBP Competitors FHI Competitors HASI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HF) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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