NYSE:WD - Walker & Dunlop Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, June 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 17th. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its board has approved a stock buyback 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 reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The financial services provider reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.09. The financial services provider earned $147.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $145.75 million. Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 19.19% and a net margin of 29.20%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.35 earnings per share. View Walker & Dunlop's Earnings History.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $61.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Walker & Dunlop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News articles about WD stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.64 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.19%), Capital One National Association (0.17%), James Investment Research Inc. (0.12%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.03%). 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. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walker & Dunlop.

WD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital One National Association, Bank of Montreal Can and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. Company insiders that have sold Walker & Dunlop company stock in the last year include 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research 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 $59.54.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion and generates $711.86 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $211.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.76 on an earnings per share basis. Walker & Dunlop employs 623 workers across the globe.

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