Walker & Dunlop Inc

Company Profile

Walker & Dunlop Inc had its IPO on 2010-12-15 under the ticker symbol WD.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Mortgage Finance industry. Walker & Dunlop Inc has a staff strength of 1,451 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Walker & Dunlop Inc opened at $82.77 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $81.87 - $84.25, and closed at $83.37.

This is a +0.43% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 100,288 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Walker & Dunlop Inc have slipped by -1.77%.

Walker & Dunlop Inc's Key Ratios

Walker & Dunlop Inc has a market cap of $2.77 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.6121 and a price to sales ratio of 1.9254.

In the last 12-months Walker & Dunlop Inc’s revenue was $1.07 billion with a gross profit of $1.24 billion and an EBITDA of $0. The EBITDA ratio measures Walker & Dunlop Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Walker & Dunlop Inc’s operating margin was 16.14% while its return on assets stood at 2.94% with a return of equity of 8.1%.

In Q2, Walker & Dunlop Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -49.2% while revenue growth was a negative 24.4%.

Walker & Dunlop Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

10.989

Trailing PE

19.5778

PEG

1.25

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.24 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 10.989 and a PEG multiple of 1.25. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Walker & Dunlop Inc’s profitability.

Walker & Dunlop Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.1828 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 10.2187. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.9254.

Walker & Dunlop Inc stock pays annual dividends of $2.46 per share, indicating a yield of 3.11% and a payout ratio of 58.59%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$4.81 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.12 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$101.33 million

Capital Expenditure

$6.98 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

58.59%

Walker & Dunlop Inc ended 2024 with $4.81 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $4.81 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.70 billion.

Walker & Dunlop Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.12 billion in other current liabilities, 327000.00 in common stock, $1.29 billion in retained earnings and $963.71 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $228.09 million and cash and short-term investments were $228.09 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,118,182,000 while long-term debt stood at $776.00 million.

Walker & Dunlop Inc’s total current assets stands at $1.97 billion while long-term investments were $1.30 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.55 billion compared to accounts payable of $0 and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Walker & Dunlop Inc's operating cash flow was $101.33 million while its capital expenditure stood at $6.98 million.

Comparatively, Walker & Dunlop Inc paid $0.59 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$83.37

52-Week High

$98.6452

52-Week Low

$60.0632

Analyst Target Price

$89

Walker & Dunlop Inc stock is currently trading at $83.37 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $98.6452 and a 52-week low of $98.6452. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $89.

Its 50-day moving average was $85.86 and 200-day moving average was $80.33 The short ratio stood at 7.8 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 501.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7766.7% are held by institutions.