Walker & Dunlop Stock Forecast, Price & News

Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $56.43 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WD stock has decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $53.56.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.90. The financial services provider had revenue of $252.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $210.90 million. Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 18.98% and a net margin of 21.64%. The company's revenue was up 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.33 EPS.
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Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th.
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4 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Walker & Dunlop's share price to reach $61.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.4% from the stock's current price.
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Walker & Dunlop saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 669,800 shares, a decrease of 25.2% from the August 15th total of 895,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 186,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's shares are sold short.
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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 Vanguard Group Inc. (12.97%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.81%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.04%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.15%) and LSV Asset Management (1.12%). Company insiders that own Walker & Dunlop stock include Alan J Bowers, Dana L Schmaltz, Howard W Smith III, Michael D Malone, Richard C Warner, Richard M Lucas, Stephen P Theobald and William M Walker.
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WD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, WINTON GROUP Ltd, AQR Capital Management LLC, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, and Shufro Rose & Co. LLC. Company insiders that have sold Walker & Dunlop company stock in the last year include Howard W Smith III, Richard C Warner, Richard M Lucas, and William M Walker.
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WD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Moody Aldrich Partners LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Great Lakes Advisors LLC, No Street GP LP, Marshall Wace LLP, Bridgeway Capital Management Inc., 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.
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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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.56.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.67 billion and generates $817.22 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $173.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.45 on an earnings per share basis. Walker & Dunlop employs 723 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walker & Dunlop is 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]