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Walker & Dunlop (WD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$54.71 +1.54 (+2.90%)
Closing price 05/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$55.10 +0.39 (+0.71%)
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About Walker & Dunlop Stock (NYSE:WD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.41
$56.85
50-Day Range
$43.12
$58.74
52-Week Range
$42.12
$90.00
Volume
365,582 shs
Average Volume
235,056 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.88 billion
P/E Ratio
33.36
Dividend Yield
4.97%
Price Target
$78.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Walker & Dunlop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

WD MarketRank™: 

Walker & Dunlop scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 878 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Walker & Dunlop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Walker & Dunlop has a consensus price target of $78.80, representing about 44.0% upside from its current price of $54.71.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Walker & Dunlop has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 33.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.14.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 33.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.20.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Walker & Dunlop has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.06% of the float of Walker & Dunlop has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Walker & Dunlop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Walker & Dunlop has recently decreased by 2.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Walker & Dunlop is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.12%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Walker & Dunlop has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 165.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Walker & Dunlop has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Walker & Dunlop this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for WD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Walker & Dunlop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Walker & Dunlop in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $291,830.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0155% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Walker & Dunlop insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $291,830.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    4.02% of the stock of Walker & Dunlop is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.97% of the stock of Walker & Dunlop is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's insider trading history.
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WD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $60.09 at the start of the year. Since then, WD shares have decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at $54.7130.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $1.18. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Walker & Dunlop (WD) raised $150 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, December 15th 2010. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Walker & Dunlop include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.99%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (2.12%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.54%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.48%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Walker, Howard W Smith III, Richard M Lucas, Dana L Schmaltz, Stephen P Theobald, Gregory Florkowski, Paula A Pryor and Ernest Michael Freedman.
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Shares of WD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Walker & Dunlop investors own include Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), Gilead Sciences (GILD), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Corning (GLW) and Docusign (DOCU).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/26/2026
Record date for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Dividend Payable
3/27/2026
Today
5/08/2026
Record date for 6/4 Dividend
5/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend
5/21/2026
Dividend Payable
6/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MTG&REL SVS
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:WD
CIK
1497770
Employees
1,466
Year Founded
1937

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$95.00
Low Price Target
$65.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+44.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.64
Trailing P/E Ratio
33.36
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$57.08 million
Net Margins
4.56%
Pretax Margin
6.40%
Return on Equity
6.81%
Return on Assets
2.39%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.29
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.23 billion
Price / Sales
1.52
Cash Flow
$10.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.05
Book Value
$51.28 per share
Price / Book
1.07

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,310,000
Free Float
32,932,000
Market Cap
$1.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.52

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This page (NYSE:WD) was last updated on 5/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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