NYSE:WD - Walker & Dunlop Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Walker & Dunlop trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WD."

Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 25th. This is an increase from Walker & Dunlop's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $214.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $204.20 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 22.24% and a return on equity of 18.33%. Walker & Dunlop's revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. View Walker & Dunlop's Earnings History.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's share price to reach $61.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walker & Dunlop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Walker & Dunlop.

News articles about WD stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a news sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.30%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.88%), Boston Partners (4.94%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.62%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.41%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.23%). Company insiders that own Walker & Dunlop stock include Alan J Bowers, Dana L Schmaltz, E John Rice Jr, Howard W Smith III, Michael D Malone, Richard C Warner, Richard M Lucas, Stephen P Theobald and William M Walker. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walker & Dunlop.

WD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Martingale Asset Management L P, Prudential Financial Inc., Barclays PLC, Burney Co., NorthCoast Asset Management LLC, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC and Brown Advisory Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Walker & Dunlop company stock in the last year include E John Rice Jr, Howard W Smith III, Richard C Warner, Richard M Lucas, Stephen P Theobald and William M Walker. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walker & Dunlop.

WD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Southside Capital LLC, Boston Partners, BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Private Advisor Group LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have bought Walker & Dunlop stock in the last two years include Alan J Bowers, Dana L Schmaltz and Michael D Malone. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walker & Dunlop.

Shares of WD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.49.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion and generates $725.25 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $161.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.04 on an earnings per share basis. Walker & Dunlop employs 623 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walker & Dunlop is http://www.walkerdunlop.com.

Walker & Dunlop's mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 301-215-5500 or via email at [email protected]