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 Wednesday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd will be given 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 2.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 22nd. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Walker & Dunlop's stock. Their predictions range from $65.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $66.6667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Walker & Dunlop.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walker & Dunlop in the last year. There are currently 3 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 positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 300,100 shares, a drop of 7.1% from the June 30th total of 323,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 117,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. 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 investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (14.14%), BlackRock Inc. (13.83%), BlackRock Inc. (13.83%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.10%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.37%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.31%). 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 APG Asset Management N.V., Schroder Investment Management Group, Schroder Investment Management Group, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Bogle Investment Management L P DE, ClariVest Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc and D. E. Shaw & Co. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Eaton Vance Management, Putnam Investments LLC, LSV Asset Management and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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 $54.37.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $1.67 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]