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$83.22 +1.74 (+2.14%)
Closing price 10/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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WD vs. CATY, NMRK, BKU, CBRE, CNS, CUZ, CWK, FBIN, JLL, and MMI

Should you be buying Walker & Dunlop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walker & Dunlop include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Newmark Group (NMRK), BankUnited (BKU), CBRE Group (CBRE), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), and Marcus & Millichap (MMI).

Walker & Dunlop vs. Its Competitors

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Walker & Dunlop had 11 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Walker & Dunlop and 6 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Walker & Dunlop's score of 0.56 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walker & Dunlop
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Walker & Dunlop currently has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.25%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.70%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Walker & Dunlop
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Walker & Dunlop pays out 82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walker & Dunlop has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Walker & Dunlop is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Walker & Dunlop. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walker & Dunlop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walker & Dunlop$1.19B2.38$108.17M$3.2425.69
Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.45$285.98M$4.1411.92

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 9.27%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.39% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walker & Dunlop9.27% 8.81% 3.40%
Cathay General Bancorp 21.44%10.39%1.27%

Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Walker & Dunlop beats Cathay General Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WD vs. The Competition

MetricWalker & DunlopFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.78B$6.26B$12.56B$21.77B
Dividend Yield3.29%3.89%5.58%3.63%
P/E Ratio25.699.8930.0129.93
Price / Sales2.382.5929.8368.48
Price / Cash6.7819.8922.4923.91
Price / Book1.602.332.314.68
Net Income$108.17M$1.82B$1.02B$1.01B
7 Day Performance3.37%-1.22%0.05%0.14%
1 Month Performance-3.33%-4.13%-0.38%1.50%
1 Year Performance-25.62%107.69%535.69%14.25%

Walker & Dunlop Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WD
Walker & Dunlop
3.8495 of 5 stars
$83.22
+2.1%
$94.25
+13.3%
-25.6%$2.78B$1.19B25.691,399
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.6045 of 5 stars
$49.03
+1.5%
$50.17
+2.3%
+10.5%$3.34B$760.46M11.841,266Upcoming Earnings
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NMRK
Newmark Group
3.4869 of 5 stars
$17.67
-2.8%
$16.83
-4.7%
+20.8%$3.21B$2.75B42.077,500
BKU
BankUnited
3.7709 of 5 stars
$38.88
+1.4%
$41.91
+7.8%
+7.7%$2.88B$2.02B11.401,680High Trading Volume
CBRE
CBRE Group
4.3754 of 5 stars
$153.47
-1.7%
$165.22
+7.7%
+26.3%$46.46B$35.77B42.99140,000Positive News
CNS
Cohen & Steers
4.1429 of 5 stars
$66.05
+0.6%
$82.33
+24.7%
-30.4%$3.35B$517.42M20.97390Upcoming Earnings
CUZ
Cousins Properties
4.6142 of 5 stars
$28.46
-1.1%
$32.91
+15.6%
-12.8%$4.83B$856.76M76.92290Analyst Downgrade
CWK
Cushman & Wakefield
4.273 of 5 stars
$15.57
-1.8%
$15.13
-2.9%
+24.9%$3.67B$9.45B17.6952,000
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.4392 of 5 stars
$51.78
-2.1%
$75.45
+45.7%
-44.0%$6.35B$4.61B16.2811,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle
4.753 of 5 stars
$291.13
-1.4%
$328.57
+12.9%
+10.4%$13.99B$23.43B25.03112,100
MMI
Marcus & Millichap
0.9929 of 5 stars
$28.14
-2.6%
N/A-21.8%$1.13B$696.06M-90.78890High Trading Volume

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