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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 18th will be paid 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 1.70%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 17th. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The financial services provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 business's quarterly revenue was down 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.35 earnings per share. View Walker & Dunlop's Earnings History.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Walker & Dunlop's shares. Their predictions range from $55.00 to $66.00. On average, they expect Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $61.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Walker & Dunlop.

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Press coverage about WD stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.00 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.79%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.84%), Boston Partners (4.71%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.12%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.70%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (1.31%). 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Boston Partners, Millennium Management LLC, Comerica Bank, GSA Capital Partners LLP, Symphony Asset Management 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, Stephen P Theobald and William M Walker. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walker & Dunlop.

WD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WBI Investments Inc., BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., HL Financial Services LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. and Systematic Financial Management LP. 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 $58.66.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.84 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]