Walker & Dunlop (WD) Competitors $67.24 -4.39 (-6.12%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.17 -0.07 (-0.10%) As of 06:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WD vs. MTG, RDN, TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WAFD, PFS, BANC, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying Walker & Dunlop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walker & Dunlop include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Walker & Dunlop vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group TFS Financial Simply Good Foods WSFS Financial WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTG or WD? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Walker & Dunlop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTG or WD? MGIC Investment received 163 more outperform votes than Walker & Dunlop when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 59.55% of users gave Walker & Dunlop an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.30% Underperform Votes24633.70% Walker & DunlopOutperform Votes32159.55% Underperform Votes21840.45% Is MTG or WD a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Walker & Dunlop pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walker & Dunlop pays out 91.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MGIC Investment has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and 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. Do analysts rate MTG or WD? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.93%. Walker & Dunlop has a consensus price target of $102.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.53%. Given Walker & Dunlop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Walker & Dunlop 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTG or WD? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Walker & Dunlop. MGIC Investment 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 RatioMGIC Investment$1.22B5.11$762.99M$3.018.72Walker & Dunlop$1.14B2.08$108.17M$2.9223.96 Does the media prefer MTG or WD? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Walker & Dunlop. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for MGIC Investment and 6 mentions for Walker & Dunlop. Walker & Dunlop's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.32 indicating that Walker & Dunlop is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walker & Dunlop 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is MTG or WD more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Walker & Dunlop's net margin of 9.55%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Walker & Dunlop's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment63.18% 14.86% 11.69% Walker & Dunlop 9.55%9.64%3.96% Which has more risk and volatility, MTG or WD? MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMGIC Investment beats Walker & Dunlop on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walker & Dunlop News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalker & DunlopNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.38B$8.03B$11.58B$19.57BDividend Yield3.63%4.38%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio21.9317.6922.6734.73Price / Sales2.087.6627.4535.66Price / Cash6.6142.1517.6217.51Price / Book1.342.482.834.75Net Income$108.17M$531.39M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.79%3.09%0.34%-0.01%1 Month Performance-2.70%37.01%8.58%11.33%1 Year Performance-29.89%18.09%538.66%4.69% Walker & Dunlop Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDWalker & Dunlop4.2213 of 5 stars$67.24-6.1%$102.50+52.5%-29.2%$2.28B$1.14B21.081,450Positive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.2074 of 5 stars$26.58+1.5%$26.50-0.3%+28.8%$6.31B$1.22B9.16680Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRDNRadian Group3.1533 of 5 stars$34.01+1.4%$36.80+8.2%+11.7%$4.57B$1.29B8.651,400News CoveragePositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial2.6189 of 5 stars$13.52+1.6%$15.00+10.9%+1.1%$3.80B$304.60M48.291,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.5011 of 5 stars$35.96+0.4%$41.00+14.0%-4.0%$3.63B$1.41B25.50260News CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.2623 of 5 stars$54.93+3.0%$62.75+14.2%+20.1%$3.12B$1.05B12.432,160Positive NewsWAFDWaFd4.4225 of 5 stars$29.91+3.5%$30.50+2.0%+3.7%$2.40B$734.08M13.782,130Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.5229 of 5 stars$17.82+4.1%$24.25+36.1%+10.6%$2.33B$789.01M16.971,150Positive NewsGap UpBANCBanc of California4.9197 of 5 stars$14.58+5.9%$17.25+18.4%-1.8%$2.31B$990.55M26.03680Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.1561 of 5 stars$190.52+2.7%$215.00+12.8%+6.4%$2.08B$375.18M11.58160Dividend AnnouncementNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.4081 of 5 stars$12.67+1.8%$15.00+18.4%+13.0%$1.62B$545.45M16.042,160 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Alternatives RDN Alternatives TFSL Alternatives SMPL Alternatives WSFS Alternatives WAFD Alternatives PFS Alternatives BANC Alternatives AGM Alternatives NWBI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WD) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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