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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 25th. This is a positive change from Walker & Dunlop's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is 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 for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $214.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $204.20 million. Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 18.33% and a net margin of 22.24%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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.

Walker & Dunlop will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 1st at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8663428591.

5 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their predictions range from $58.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Walker & Dunlop's share price to reach $64.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walker & Dunlop.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Walker & Dunlop.

Media headlines about WD stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a daily sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.03%), Alpha Windward LLC (0.03%), 6 Meridian (0.01%) and Denali Advisors LLC (0.00%). 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 Alpha Windward LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 and Stephen P Theobald. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walker & Dunlop.

WD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian, Denali Advisors LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. 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 $53.14.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion and generates $725.25 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $161.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.04 on an earnings per share basis. Walker & Dunlop employs 723 workers across the globe.

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

Walker & Dunlop's mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200E, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 301-215-5500 or via email at [email protected]