Walker & Dunlop (WD) Competitors $106.23 +0.51 (+0.48%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WD vs. MTG, RDN, NYCB, TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WAFD, PFS, BANC, and AGMShould you be buying Walker & Dunlop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walker & Dunlop include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Walker & Dunlop vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group New York Community Bancorp TFS Financial Simply Good Foods WSFS Financial WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking. Is MTG or WD more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 64.09% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 8.91%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.99% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment64.09% 14.99% 11.75% Walker & Dunlop 8.91%9.81%4.11% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTG or WD? MGIC Investment received 165 more outperform votes than Walker & Dunlop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.94% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.94% Underperform Votes23933.06% Walker & DunlopOutperform Votes31959.63% Underperform Votes21640.37% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTG or WD? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Walker & Dunlop. MGIC Investment 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 RatioMGIC Investment$1.16B5.43$712.95M$2.848.71Walker & Dunlop$1.05B3.39$107.36M$2.8037.77 Do analysts rate MTG or WD? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Walker & Dunlop has a consensus target price of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Walker & Dunlop 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to MTG or WD? In the previous week, Walker & Dunlop had 3 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Walker & Dunlop and 4 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.57 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walker & Dunlop 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or WD? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MTG or WD a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. MGIC Investment pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walker & Dunlop pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders and institutionals believe in MTG or WD? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMGIC Investment beats Walker & Dunlop on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 WD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalker & DunlopNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.61B$8.08B$10.49B$19.96BDividend Yield2.43%5.20%10.14%3.49%P/E Ratio37.7711.8445.5535.39Price / Sales3.3913.503,512.7118.01Price / Cash9.3054.6230.6421.27Price / Book2.042.904.064.58Net Income$107.36M$462.43M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.69%1.83%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance-5.36%25.36%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance29.55%109.23%24.11%24.67% Walker & Dunlop Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDWalker & Dunlop2.0941 of 5 stars$106.23+0.5%$111.00+4.5%+27.5%$3.59B$1.05B37.941,326MTGMGIC Investment2.8959 of 5 stars$24.74+0.0%$25.50+3.1%+40.8%$6.27B$1.16B8.71680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group1.7993 of 5 stars$33.80+0.6%$36.10+6.8%+29.1%$5.03B$1.24B8.701,100NYCBNew York Community Bancorp2.9171 of 5 starsN/A$17.48+∞N/A$4.38B$8.20B-2.428,766Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial2.3858 of 5 stars$14.17+0.6%$14.00-1.2%+3.5%$3.98B$758.78M52.191,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.7836 of 5 stars$38.51-1.6%$40.78+5.9%+0.8%$3.86B$1.33B28.36260Insider TradeNews CoverageWSFSWSFS Financial3.9691 of 5 stars$58.09+1.0%$59.75+2.9%+44.9%$3.42B$1.27B13.212,229Positive NewsWAFDWaFd4.6159 of 5 stars$36.26+0.9%$38.00+4.8%+30.6%$2.95B$1.43B14.482,120PFSProvident Financial Services4.2304 of 5 stars$20.78+0.3%$23.00+10.7%+32.4%$2.71B$695.65M19.901,142Positive NewsBANCBanc of California4.3743 of 5 stars$16.20+0.8%$17.30+6.8%+25.4%$2.57B$472.31M-3.762,304Analyst RevisionAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.3144 of 5 stars$202.10+0.2%$215.00+6.4%+20.4%$2.20B$358.82M12.97185Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Alternatives RDN Alternatives NYCB Alternatives TFSL Alternatives SMPL Alternatives WSFS Alternatives WAFD Alternatives PFS Alternatives BANC Alternatives AGM Alternatives 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:WD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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