NYSE:WD - Walker & Dunlop Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 25th. This is a boost from Walker & Dunlop's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $214.93 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $204.20 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 22.24% and a return on equity of 18.33%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. View Walker & Dunlop's Earnings History.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

5 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Walker & Dunlop's shares. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $64.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walker & Dunlop.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Walker & Dunlop.

Headlines about WD stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a media sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.30%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.88%), Boston Partners (4.94%), APG Asset Management N.V. (1.87%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.62%) and Norges Bank (1.42%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Martingale Asset Management L P, Prudential Financial Inc., Barclays PLC, Burney Co., NorthCoast Asset Management LLC, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC and Brown Advisory Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Walker & Dunlop company stock in the last year include E John Rice Jr, 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 Norges Bank, Southside Capital LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Boston Partners, BlackRock Inc., APG Asset Management N.V., Millennium Management LLC and Bank of America Corp DE. 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 $50.30.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion and generates $725.25 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $161.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.04 on an earnings per share basis. Walker & Dunlop employs 723 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walker & Dunlop is http://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]