Wedbush Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) – Analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Walker & Dunlop in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.38. The consensus estimate for Walker & Dunlop’s current full-year earnings is $4.97 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Walker & Dunlop’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on Walker & Dunlop from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th.

Walker & Dunlop Stock Down 3.3 %

NYSE WD opened at $83.17 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.07 and a beta of 1.55. Walker & Dunlop has a twelve month low of $82.97 and a twelve month high of $118.19. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.61.

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.52 by ($0.18). The company had revenue of $341.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $316.82 million. Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 9.64% and a net margin of 9.55%.

Walker & Dunlop Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Walker & Dunlop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Walker & Dunlop’s dividend payout ratio is 81.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Walker & Dunlop

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in shares of Walker & Dunlop by 42.2% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 391 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP lifted its position in Walker & Dunlop by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 3,426 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Walker & Dunlop by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $160,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD lifted its position in Walker & Dunlop by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD now owns 8,601 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $977,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Walker & Dunlop by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 3,362 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $327,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.97% of the company’s stock.

Walker & Dunlop Company Profile

Walker & Dunlop, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of commercial real estate and finance services. It operates through the following segments: Capital Markets, Servicing and Asset Management, and Corporate. The Capital Markets segment offers a comprehensive range of commercial real estate finance products to customers.