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. Investors 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 yield of 2.29%. 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 has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm's revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. 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.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Walker & Dunlop's shares. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's share price to reach $64.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.1% 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.

Press coverage about WD stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.30%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.88%), Boston Partners (4.94%), APG Asset Management N.V. (1.87%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.62%) and Norges Bank (1.42%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Southside Capital LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Boston Partners, BlackRock Inc., APG Asset Management N.V., Millennium Management LLC and Bank of America Corp DE. 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 $52.3150.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.58 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]