Walker & Dunlop Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:WD)

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

Walker & Dunlop declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, September 9th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 22nd. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $200.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $188.90 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 21.58% and a return on equity of 18.34%. Walker & Dunlop's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. View Walker & Dunlop's Earnings History.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Walker & Dunlop's shares. Their predictions range from $63.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's share price to reach $65.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% 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 1 hold rating and 4 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 negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a media sentiment score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles 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 impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 377,000 shares, a drop of 8.9% from the August 30th total of 414,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 123,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View Walker & Dunlop's Current Options Chain.

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Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.04%), 6 Meridian (0.01%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.01%) and Denali Advisors LLC (0.00%). 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 Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Denali Advisors LLC and 6 Meridian. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Meeder Asset Management Inc. and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.91.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.87 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.View Additional Information About Walker & Dunlop.

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]