NYSE:WDWalker & Dunlop Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walker & Dunlop's stock was trading at $56.43 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WD stock has decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $56.03.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.90. The financial services provider earned $252.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $210.90 million. Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 18.98% and a net margin of 21.64%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 26.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.33 EPS.
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Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share on Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Walker & Dunlop's shares. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $61.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% from the stock's current price.
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News coverage about WD stock has trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a coverage optimism score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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Walker & Dunlop saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 780,600 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the June 15th total of 736,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 353,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Walker & Dunlop trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WD."

Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (1.12%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.70%), Shufro Rose & Co. LLC (0.63%), Moody Aldrich Partners LLC (0.55%), Great Lakes Advisors LLC (0.23%) and Swiss National Bank (0.21%). 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.
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WD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, Shufro Rose & Co. LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Strs Ohio, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, and Ziegler Capital Management 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.
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WD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Moody Aldrich Partners LLC, Great Lakes Advisors LLC, LSV Asset Management, Russell Investments Group Ltd., UBS Group AG, Brinker Capital Inc., AE Wealth Management LLC, and Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Walker & Dunlop stock in the last two years include Alan J Bowers, Dana L Schmaltz, and Michael D Malone.
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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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.03.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion and generates $817.22 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $173.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.45 on an earnings per share basis. Walker & Dunlop employs 723 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walker & Dunlop is 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]