Walker & Dunlop (WD) Competitors $95.69 -1.07 (-1.11%) (As of 05:46 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WD vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, WAFD, PFS, BANC, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying Walker & Dunlop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walker & Dunlop include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Walker & Dunlop vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group Simply Good Foods TFS Financial WSFS Financial WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking. Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or WD? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTG or WD? MGIC Investment received 165 more outperform votes than Walker & Dunlop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.76% Underperform Votes24133.24% Walker & DunlopOutperform Votes31959.63% Underperform Votes21640.37% 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 2.2%. Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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. 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTG or WD? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held 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. Does the media refer more to MTG or WD? In the previous week, Walker & Dunlop had 2 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Walker & Dunlop and 2 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.46 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walker & Dunlop 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$1.19B5.03$712.95M$2.848.33Walker & Dunlop$1.07B3.03$107.36M$2.8034.18 Do analysts prefer MTG or WD? MGIC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.94%. Walker & Dunlop has a consensus price target of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Walker & Dunlop 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryMGIC Investment beats Walker & Dunlop on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTI$20k in extra income? 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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 WD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalker & DunlopNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.23B$7.86B$11.40B$19.09BDividend Yield2.64%5.08%5.68%3.63%P/E Ratio34.1818.5424.9740.30Price / Sales3.0312.7526.9020.16Price / Cash9.1857.5518.5221.25Price / Book1.832.422.605.26Net Income$107.36M$468.09M$1.04B$988.83M7 Day Performance-1.74%1.85%0.52%0.54%1 Month Performance-13.15%-11.37%-3.95%-5.24%1 Year Performance-13.80%15.58%10.88%11.59% Walker & Dunlop Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDWalker & Dunlop1.5831 of 5 stars$95.69-1.1%$111.00+16.0%-12.8%$3.23B$1.07B34.181,326MTGMGIC Investment2.7771 of 5 stars$23.60-0.3%$26.00+10.2%+22.8%$5.98B$1.19B8.31680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group2.449 of 5 stars$31.76-0.9%$36.10+13.7%+11.5%$4.73B$1.30B8.231,100SMPLSimply Good Foods2.0045 of 5 stars$38.15-0.5%$40.22+5.4%-2.0%$3.85B$1.33B27.65260Positive NewsTFSLTFS Financial4.307 of 5 stars$12.63-0.9%$14.50+14.8%-14.2%$3.55B$303.16M46.781,000WSFSWSFS Financial3.8625 of 5 stars$53.42+1.0%$59.75+11.8%+16.2%$3.15B$1.05B12.202,229Short Interest ↑WAFDWaFd4.8591 of 5 stars$32.38-0.8%$38.00+17.4%-1.1%$2.63B$721.83M13.062,208Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.0706 of 5 stars$18.87-1.0%$23.50+24.5%+4.7%$2.46B$603.57M18.141,142BANCBanc of California4.4053 of 5 stars$15.50+0.5%$17.80+14.8%+15.5%$2.46B$472.31M-3.632,304Short Interest ↑AGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage3.9319 of 5 stars$196.70-1.4%$215.00+9.3%+3.2%$2.14B$358.82M12.65185Short Interest ↑NWBINorthwest Bancshares1.3712 of 5 stars$13.29-0.4%$12.50-5.9%+6.2%$1.69B$502.26M17.492,165 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Alternatives RDN Alternatives SMPL Alternatives TFSL Alternatives WSFS Alternatives WAFD Alternatives PFS Alternatives BANC Alternatives AGM Alternatives NWBI 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 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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