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

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" WD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their WD share price forecasts range from $90.00 to $110.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $100.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.4% from the stock's current price.
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Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $78.48 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WD shares have increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $79.12.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023.
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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.16. The financial services provider earned $238.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $259.01 million. Walker & Dunlop had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.96% and a net margin of 14.22%. The firm's revenue was down 25.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.12 earnings per share.

Walker & Dunlop declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Friday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 17th.
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Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.21%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 5 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WD will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.07% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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46 employees have rated Walker & Dunlop Chief Executive Officer William M. Walker on Glassdoor.com. William M. Walker has an approval rating of 99% among the company's employees. This puts William M. Walker in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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

Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.85%), FMR LLC (7.85%), State Street Corp (3.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.74%) and Boston Partners (1.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Dana L Schmaltz, E John Rice Jr, Howard W Smith III, Michael D Malone, Michael J Warren, Paula A Pryor, Stephen P Theobald and William M Walker.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.12.

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion and generates $1.26 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $213.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.04 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,451 workers across the globe.

Walker & Dunlop's mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200E, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The official website for the company is www.walkerdunlop.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (301) 215-5500, via email at investorrelations@walkeranddunlop.com, or via fax at 301-634-2150.