Walker & Dunlop - WD Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WD shares.
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2 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their WD share price forecasts range from $110.00 to $110.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $110.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 44.4% from the stock's current price.
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Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $78.48 at the start of the year. Since then, WD stock has decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at $76.17.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 4th 2023.
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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.14. The financial services provider had revenue of $282.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $331.46 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 16.84% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.97%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.42 EPS.

Walker & Dunlop declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 8th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Thursday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 7th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) stock in their portfolio include Janus Henderson US Sustainable Equity ETF (SSPX), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FNK), Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV), SPDR S&P 600 Small CapValue ETF (SLYV) and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS).

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.38%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 5 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 39.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WD will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.11% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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46 employees have rated Walker & Dunlop Chief Executive Officer William M. Walker on Glassdoor.com. William M. Walker has an approval rating of 99% among the company's employees. This puts William M. Walker in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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

Shares of WD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $76.17.

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion and generates $1.26 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $213.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.37 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,451 workers across the globe.

Walker & Dunlop's mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200E, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The official website for the company is www.walkerdunlop.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (301) 215-5500, via email at investorrelations@walkeranddunlop.com, or via fax at 301-634-2150.