Walker & Dunlop (WD) Competitors $96.56 +1.30 (+1.36%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$96.60 +0.04 (+0.04%) As of 04:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WD vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, BANC, PFS, WAFD, 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), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), WaFd (WAFD), 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 Banc of California Provident Financial Services WaFd Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Is WD or MTG a better dividend stock? Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. MGIC Investment pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WD or MTG? 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend WD or MTG? Walker & Dunlop presently has a consensus price target of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.96%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $25.86, indicating a potential upside of 0.57%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walker & Dunlop 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Which has more volatility & risk, WD or MTG? Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WD or MTG 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 Walker & Dunlop8.91% 9.81% 4.11% MGIC Investment 64.09%14.99%11.75% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WD or MTG? MGIC Investment received 165 more outperform votes than Walker & Dunlop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalker & DunlopOutperform Votes31959.63% Underperform Votes21640.37% MGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.67% Underperform Votes24233.33% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WD or MTG? 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 RatioWalker & Dunlop$1.05B3.09$107.36M$2.8034.49MGIC Investment$1.16B5.64$712.95M$2.849.05 Does the media prefer WD or MTG? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 4 more articles in the media than Walker & Dunlop. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for MGIC Investment and 5 mentions for Walker & Dunlop. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.38 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walker & Dunlop 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MGIC Investment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMGIC Investment beats Walker & Dunlop on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walker & Dunlop News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WD 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 WD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalker & DunlopNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.26B$8.24B$11.97B$20.37BDividend Yield2.73%4.54%5.75%3.62%P/E Ratio34.4919.3224.4442.15Price / Sales3.0915.8327.7616.70Price / Cash8.3052.9618.1220.36Price / Book1.852.622.715.93Net Income$107.36M$450.40M$1.07B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.16%-1.98%0.84%0.47%1 Month Performance0.91%5.34%2.09%5.56%1 Year Performance-3.15%32.40%13.72%17.41% Walker & Dunlop Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDWalker & Dunlop2.5699 of 5 stars$96.56+1.4%$111.00+15.0%-6.3%$3.26B$1.05B34.491,326MTGMGIC Investment2.6067 of 5 stars$25.57+3.3%$25.86+1.1%+26.1%$6.48B$1.16B9.00680Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRDNRadian Group1.4028 of 5 stars$34.39+3.0%$36.30+5.6%+15.7%$5.12B$1.24B8.911,100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageSMPLSimply Good Foods2.971 of 5 stars$39.33+4.9%$40.22+2.3%-1.9%$3.97B$1.33B27.89260TFSLTFS Financial4.1456 of 5 stars$13.00+2.6%$14.50+11.5%-9.4%$3.65B$758.78M48.151,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageWSFSWSFS Financial4.1803 of 5 stars$54.79+1.8%$59.75+9.1%+17.7%$3.23B$1.27B12.512,229Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageBANCBanc of California4.5526 of 5 stars$16.02+0.2%$18.20+13.6%+7.1%$2.54B$1.97B-3.752,304Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services4.5458 of 5 stars$19.08+0.6%$23.50+23.2%+2.1%$2.49B$603.57M18.341,142Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageWAFDWaFd4.9199 of 5 stars$30.25+2.3%$36.00+19.0%-4.4%$2.46B$1.43B13.942,208AGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.4573 of 5 stars$198.71+1.4%$215.00+8.2%+3.8%$2.16B$1.42B12.78160Short Interest ↓Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares1.7996 of 5 stars$13.24+0.4%$12.50-5.6%-0.2%$1.69B$701.74M17.422,165Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Alternatives RDN Alternatives SMPL Alternatives TFSL Alternatives WSFS Alternatives BANC Alternatives PFS Alternatives WAFD 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 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTexas approves new currencyRural Texas Town Ramps Up Global Currency War A small town has joined a radical $1.9 trillion attack on the...Stansberry Research | SponsoredIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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