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

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

Walker & Dunlop announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, December 9th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. View Walker & Dunlop's Dividend History.

Walker & Dunlop declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 7th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $212.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $202.95 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 21.62% and a return on equity of 18.54%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. View Walker & Dunlop's Earnings History.

Walker & Dunlop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 5th 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 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Walker & Dunlop's shares. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Walker & Dunlop's stock price to reach $65.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.5%. 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.

News articles about WD stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news 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 positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walker & Dunlop earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is very likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Walker & Dunlop.

Walker & Dunlop saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 781,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the December 31st total of 743,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.0 days. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Walker & Dunlop's Current Options Chain.

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Walker & Dunlop's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Shufro Rose & Co. LLC (0.68%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.28%), Clark Capital Management Group Inc. (0.22%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.19%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%) and Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.07%). 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 Shufro Rose & Co. LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Clark Capital Management Group Inc., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 Strs Ohio, California Public Employees Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, Miles Capital Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System and 6 Meridian. 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 $66.39.

Walker & Dunlop has a market capitalization of $2.05 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]