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 annualized dividend 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 of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The financial services provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.09. The financial services provider had revenue of $147.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.75 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 29.20% and a return on equity of 19.19%. The company's revenue was down 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $66.00. On average, they expect Walker & Dunlop's share 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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Media stories about WD stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty 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 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.55 out of 100, indicating that recent media 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 a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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]