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

Company Overview

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is a commercial real estate finance and advisory firm serving property owners, investors and developers across the United States. The company provides financing, investment sales, valuation, research and advisory services for a broad range of commercial real estate assets, including multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hospitality and senior housing properties.

Its financing business arranges debt and equity solutions through relationships with banks, life insurance companies, government-sponsored enterprises and other capital providers. Walker & Dunlop also offers loan servicing, investment sales and capital markets services, as well as technology and data tools intended to support commercial real estate decision-making.

The company traces its history to 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Walker & Dunlop is led by William F. “Willy” Walker, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer. Its platform supports commercial real estate clients and capital sources throughout the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.24 to $34.87
• 50-Day Range: $31.61 to $42.69
• 52-Week Range: $31.40 to $81.11
• Volume: 347,202 shs
• Average Volume: 570,445 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.00
• Dividend Yield: 7.83%
• Price Target: $59.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Walker & Dunlop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Walker & Dunlop scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 357th out of 859 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Walker & Dunlop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Walker & Dunlop has a consensus price target of $59.75, representing about 72.1% upside from its current price of $34.72.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Walker & Dunlop has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 31.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 31.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Walker & Dunlop has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.06% 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 3.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Walker & Dunlop has recently increased by 22.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Walker & Dunlop is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.82%, 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 242.86%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Walker & Dunlop has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

6 people have searched for WD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Walker & Dunlop insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WD
• CIK: 1497770
• Web: www.walkerdunlop.com
• Phone: (301) 215-5500
• Fax: 301-634-2150
• Employees: 1,466
• Year Founded: 1937

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Walker & Dunlop: $59.75
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +72.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $57.08 million
• Net Margins: 2.94%
• Pretax Margin: 4.31%
• Return on Equity: 7.25%
• Return on Assets: 2.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.97
• Cash Flow: $10.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.31
• Book Value: $51.28 per share
• Price / Book: 0.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,330,000
• Free Float: 32,946,000
• Market Cap: $1.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.52