Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Competitors

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WD or CFFN?

Walker & Dunlop received 74 more outperform votes than Capitol Federal Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.55% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote while only 53.58% of users gave Capitol Federal Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Walker & Dunlop	Outperform Votes 321 59.55%	Underperform Votes 218 40.45%
Capitol Federal Financial	Outperform Votes 247 53.58%	Underperform Votes 214 46.42%

Is WD or CFFN more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 12.67% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 9.55%. Walker & Dunlop's return on equity of 9.64% beat Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walker & Dunlop	9.55%	9.64%	3.96%
Capitol Federal Financial	12.67%	4.96%	0.53%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WD or CFFN?

Walker & Dunlop has higher revenue and earnings than Capitol Federal Financial. Capitol Federal Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walker & Dunlop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walker & Dunlop	$1.14B	1.99	$108.17M	$2.92	22.85
Capitol Federal Financial	$183.58M	4.07	$38.01M	$0.40	14.08

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WD or CFFN?

81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend WD or CFFN?

Walker & Dunlop currently has a consensus price target of $102.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.65%. Capitol Federal Financial has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.45%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than Capitol Federal Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walker & Dunlop	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Capitol Federal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer WD or CFFN?

In the previous week, Walker & Dunlop and Walker & Dunlop both had 4 articles in the media. Walker & Dunlop's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Capitol Federal Financial's score of 1.37 indicating that Walker & Dunlop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walker & Dunlop	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Capitol Federal Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, WD or CFFN?

Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WD or CFFN a better dividend stock?

Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Walker & Dunlop pays out 91.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Walker & Dunlop has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Capitol Federal Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Walker & Dunlop beats Capitol Federal Financial on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.