NYSE:WDWalker & Dunlop Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $56.43 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WD shares have decreased by 15.5% and is now trading at $47.71. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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." View analyst ratings for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.16. The financial services provider had revenue of $234.16 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $190.15 million. Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 17.47% and a net margin of 20.49%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 earnings per share. View Walker & Dunlop's earnings history.

Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share on Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 19th. View Walker & Dunlop's dividend history.

4 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $60.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Walker & Dunlop.

Media stories about WD stock have been trending positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a news sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 780,600 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the June 15th total of 736,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 353,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Walker & Dunlop's Current Options Chain.

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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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC (0.03%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC. 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 activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.71.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.49 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]