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

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$71.43 -1.25 (-1.72%)
As of 03:59 PM Eastern

About Walker & Dunlop Stock (NYSE:WD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$71.05
$72.66
50-Day Range
$70.79
$87.99
52-Week Range
$69.59
$118.19
Volume
200,811 shs
Average Volume
222,209 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.43 billion
P/E Ratio
22.39
Dividend Yield
3.75%
Price Target
$102.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of commercial real estate and finance services. It operates through the following segments: Capital Markets, Servicing and Asset Management, and Corporate. The Capital Markets segment offers a comprehensive range of commercial real estate finance products to customers. The Servicing and Asset Management segment includes servicing and asset-managing and managing third-party capital investments. The Corporate segment consists primarily of the company’s treasury operations and other corporate-level activities. The company was founded by Oliver Walker and Laird Dunlop in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Walker & Dunlop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

WD MarketRank™: 

Walker & Dunlop scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 221st out of 916 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Walker & Dunlop has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Walker & Dunlop are expected to grow by 6.44% in the coming year, from $4.97 to $5.29 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 22.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.15.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Walker & Dunlop is 22.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.91.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Walker & Dunlop has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.49% of the outstanding shares of Walker & Dunlop have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Walker & Dunlop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, 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 3.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Walker & Dunlop is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.53%, 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 91.78%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Walker & Dunlop will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.66% next year. This indicates that Walker & Dunlop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Walker & Dunlop's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.49% of the outstanding shares of Walker & Dunlop have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Walker & Dunlop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, 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 3.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Walker & Dunlop has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Walker & Dunlop this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Walker & Dunlop to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $1,508,675.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.66% 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 $97.21 at the start of the year. Since then, WD stock has decreased by 25.6% and is now trading at $72.3050.
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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.13. The company's revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Walker & Dunlop's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.90%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.10%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.69%) and T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (3.59%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Walker, Howard W Smith III, Richard M Lucas, Dana L Schmaltz, Stephen P Theobald, Gregory Florkowski and Paula A Pryor.
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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

Record date for 3/14 Dividend
2/28/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/28/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Last Earnings
5/01/2025
Record date for 5/29 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/15/2025
Today
5/20/2025
Dividend Payable
5/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Nondepository credit institutions
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:WD
Employees
1,450
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$102.50
High Stock Price Target
$110.00
Low Stock Price Target
$95.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+41.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
22.67
Forward P/E Ratio
14.55
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$108.17 million
Pretax Margin
11.61%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.14 billion
Cash Flow
$10.94 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.61
Book Value
$52.12 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Free Float
31,920,000
Market Cap
$2.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.64

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This page (NYSE:WD) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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