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, FBP, HIW, BXMT, WSFS, NHI, FHI, CIXXF, OUT, and CWKShould you be buying HFF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HFF include Walker & Dunlop (WD), First BanCorp. (FBP), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), WSFS Financial (WSFS), National Health Investors (NHI), Federated Hermes (FHI), CI Financial (CIXXF), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), and Cushman & Wakefield (CWK). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. HFF vs. Walker & Dunlop First BanCorp. Highwoods Properties Blackstone Mortgage Trust WSFS Financial National Health Investors Federated Hermes CI Financial OUTFRONT Media Cushman & Wakefield 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking. 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$662.04M1.23$115.99M$2.887.11Walker & Dunlop$1.05B3.05$107.36M$2.8034.04 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% Does the media refer more to 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 0.29 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 Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HF or WD? 85.8% of HFF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of HFF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate HF or WD? Walker & Dunlop has a consensus target price of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.46%. 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 SummaryWalker & Dunlop beats HFF on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$814.91M$4.21M$11.65B$19.90BDividend Yield2.40%N/A5.99%3.63%P/E Ratio7.11N/A22.8234.24Price / Sales1.230.1628.3517.10Price / Cash12.752.6316.9720.32Price / Book2.28N/A2.655.78Net Income$115.99M-$1.18M$1.06B$1.00B HFF Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HFHFF1.5077 of 5 stars$20.46+0.2%N/A-1.2%$814.91M$662.04M7.111,074WDWalker & Dunlop1.6427 of 5 stars$95.31-0.2%$111.00+16.5%-3.7%$3.22B$1.05B34.041,326Gap UpFBPFirst BanCorp.3.4496 of 5 stars$19.59+0.9%$22.20+13.3%+24.5%$3.21B$1.16B10.823,168News CoverageHIWHighwoods Properties2.947 of 5 stars$30.27+1.7%$30.86+1.9%+33.0%$3.21B$834M22.59340BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.3293 of 5 stars$18.44+0.6%$20.14+9.3%-10.5%$3.19B$2.04B-13.26N/AWSFSWSFS Financial4.0537 of 5 stars$54.12+1.3%$59.75+10.4%+20.7%$3.19B$1.27B12.362,229Upcoming EarningsNHINational Health Investors3.9063 of 5 stars$69.31+0.1%$75.33+8.7%+26.0%$3.15B$319.83M23.8220FHIFederated Hermes4.7971 of 5 stars$38.14-0.3%$42.17+10.6%+7.7%$3.12B$1.61B12.262,025CIXXFCI FinancialN/A$21.44-0.7%N/A+86.4%$3.09B$2.03B-64.972,390OUTOUTFRONT Media3.027 of 5 stars$18.93+7.3%$19.00+0.3%+37.6%$3.07B$1.84B13.822,375Stock SplitGap UpCWKCushman & Wakefield3.8277 of 5 stars$13.37+1.7%$15.50+16.0%+33.5%$3.07B$9.49B36.1252,000Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WD Competitors FBP Competitors HIW Competitors BXMT Competitors WSFS Competitors NHI Competitors FHI Competitors CIXXF Competitors OUT Competitors CWK 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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