Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Competitors $5.62 -0.10 (-1.66%) As of 12:47 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CFFN vs. WD, WAFD, PFS, BANC, AGM, NWBI, BHLB, DCOM, OCFC, and BRKLShould you be buying Capitol Federal Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capitol Federal Financial include Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), and Brookline Bancorp (BRKL). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Capitol Federal Financial vs. Walker & Dunlop WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp Dime Community Bancshares OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CFFN or WD? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCapitol Federal Financial$382.09M1.95$38.01M$0.2919.40Walker & Dunlop$1.05B3.05$107.36M$2.8033.98 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CFFN or WD? Walker & Dunlop received 72 more outperform votes than Capitol Federal Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.63% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote while only 53.70% of users gave Capitol Federal Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCapitol Federal FinancialOutperform Votes24753.70% Underperform Votes21346.30% Walker & DunlopOutperform Votes31959.63% Underperform Votes21640.37% Is CFFN or WD a better dividend stock? Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 117.2% 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 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. Does the media favor CFFN or WD? In the previous week, Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Financial both had 2 articles in the media. Capitol Federal Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.29 indicating that Capitol Federal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Capitol Federal Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walker & Dunlop 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in CFFN or WD? 88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CFFN or WD more profitable? Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 9.95% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 8.91%. Walker & Dunlop's return on equity of 9.81% beat Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Capitol Federal Financial9.95% 4.69% 0.50% Walker & Dunlop 8.91%9.81%4.11% Do analysts recommend CFFN or WD? Capitol Federal Financial presently has a consensus target price of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Walker & Dunlop has a consensus target price of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Capitol Federal Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Capitol Federal Financial is more favorable than Walker & Dunlop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Capitol Federal Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Walker & Dunlop 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility and risk, CFFN or WD? Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWalker & Dunlop beats Capitol Federal Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Capitol Federal Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFFN 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 NASDAQ 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 CFFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCapitol Federal FinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$746.83M$2.89B$11.71B$9.26BDividend Yield5.94%3.24%5.96%3.99%P/E Ratio19.4014.9024.9617.56Price / Sales1.952.2227.9678.60Price / Cash15.1118.8318.0136.96Price / Book0.720.932.644.73Net Income$38.01M$358.98M$1.07B$224.57M7 Day Performance-2.00%0.48%0.95%1.62%1 Month Performance-6.41%-0.04%1.13%5.25%1 Year Performance-8.54%9.20%15.55%21.39% Capitol Federal Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.9012 of 5 stars$5.63-1.7%$6.75+20.0%-4.2%$746.83M$382.09M19.40730Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageWDWalker & Dunlop1.5755 of 5 stars$86.24-1.3%$111.00+28.7%-2.3%$2.91B$1.07B30.801,326WAFDWaFd4.6904 of 5 stars$29.86-2.5%$38.00+27.3%+0.6%$2.43B$721.83M12.042,130Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePFSProvident Financial Services4.1687 of 5 stars$18.22+1.1%$23.50+29.0%+14.2%$2.38B$603.57M17.521,150Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsBANCBanc of California4.1631 of 5 stars$14.68-1.2%$18.10+23.3%+29.8%$2.33B$472.31M-3.44680Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.6385 of 5 stars$183.55+0.4%$215.00+17.1%+6.2%$2.00B$358.82M11.80160Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares1.198 of 5 stars$12.56flat$12.50-0.5%+9.2%$1.60B$502.26M16.532,165Upcoming EarningsBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp3.5536 of 5 stars$27.19-0.3%$31.13+14.5%+21.6%$1.17B$353.81M28.621,310Positive NewsDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.1886 of 5 stars$29.54-0.2%$34.20+15.8%+31.1%$1.16B$339.86M19.69820OCFCOceanFirst Financial3.3581 of 5 stars$17.75+0.5%$20.42+15.0%+8.9%$1.04B$384.08M10.14960Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.313 of 5 stars$11.29-0.3%$14.17+25.5%+15.4%$1.01B$355.54M13.60850Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Walker & Dunlop Competitors WaFd Competitors Provident Financial Services Competitors Banc of California Competitors Federal Agricultural Mortgage Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Berkshire Hills Bancorp Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors Brookline Bancorp Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:CFFN) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’ is about to mint millionaires (again) with Stargate.This little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Manhattan Project Bombshell?This secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump currency shock imminentTrump's Quiet $1.9 Trillion Move Against the Fed A small army of Americans, with Trump's support, has launc...Stansberry Research | SponsoredJanuary 29th - the next big trading catalyst to watch Mark your calendar for January 29th. 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