Walker-and-Dunlop is a mortgage finance business based in the US. Walker-and-Dunlop shares (WD) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $114.93 – an increase of 0.91% over the previous week. Walker-and-Dunlop employs 1,326 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $965.6 million.
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| Latest market close | $114.93 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $60.82 - $116.26 |
| 50-day moving average | $107.24 |
| 200-day moving average | $99.42 |
| Wall St. target price | $117.33 |
| PE ratio | 43.973 |
| Dividend yield | $2.56 (2.33%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.59 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $114.93 from 2024-10-18
| 1 week (2024-10-15) | 0.91% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-20) | 3.48% |
| 3 months (2024-07-22) | 7.16% |
| 6 months (2024-04-22) | 24.49% |
| 1 year (2023-10-20) | 72.88% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-18) | N/A |
| 3 years (2021-10-22) | 126.59 |
| 5 years (2019-10-22) | 97.37% |
Valuing Walker-and-Dunlop stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Walker-and-Dunlop's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Walker-and-Dunlop's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 44x. In other words, Walker-and-Dunlop shares trade at around 44x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Walker-and-Dunlop's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.25. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Walker-and-Dunlop's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
| Revenue TTM | $965.6 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 11.28% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.81% |
| Return on equity TTM | 4.7% |
| Profit margin | 9.07% |
| Book value | $51.21 |
| Market Capitalization | $3.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 84.31% of net profits
Recently Walker-and-Dunlop has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Walker-and-Dunlop shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Walker-and-Dunlop's case, that would currently equate to about $2.56 per share.
Walker-and-Dunlop's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Walker-and-Dunlop's most recent dividend payout was on 5 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Walker-and-Dunlop's shares have ranged in value from as little as $60.8202 up to $116.26. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Walker-and-Dunlop's is 1.54. This would suggest that Walker-and-Dunlop's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. It operates through three segments: Capital Markets, Servicing & Asset Management, and Corporate. The company offers first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, and small-balance loans. It also provides finance for multifamily, manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, and senior housing properties under the Fannie Mae's DUS program; and construction and permanent loans to developers and owners of multifamily housing, affordable housing, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the company acts as a debt broker to work with life insurance companies, banks, and other institutional lenders to find debt and/or equity solution for the borrowers' needs; and offers property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties, and commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. Further, it provides multifamily appraisal and valuation services; and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research.
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