In the past week, WD stock has gone down by -5.73%, with a monthly decline of -7.94% and a quarterly plunge of -21.95%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.36%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.32% for Walker & Dunlop Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.01% for WD’s stock, with a -27.93% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Walker & Dunlop Inc (NYSE: WD) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Walker & Dunlop Inc (NYSE: WD) is above average at 22.94x. The 36-month beta value for WD is also noteworthy at 1.54. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for WD is 32.05M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.59% of that float. The average trading volume of WD on June 19, 2025 was 229.12K shares.
WD) stock’s latest price update
Walker & Dunlop Inc (NYSE: WD)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.38 in comparison to its previous close of 66.00, however, the company has experienced a -5.73% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-11 that BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walker & Dunlop, Inc. released its 2025 Built-For-Rent (BFR) report, that offers comprehensive market trends and analysis on the rapid expansion of this housing sector. As a leader in this space, Walker & Dunlop has facilitated over $3.4 billion in BFR financing and investment sales, providing expert guidance to developers and investors navigating this dynamic asset class. “BFR has emerged as a fast-growing and highly strategic segment within multifamily.
Analysts’ Opinion of WD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WD stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for WD by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WD in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $105 based on the research report published on March 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WD reach a price target of $95, previously predicting the price at $130. The rating they have provided for WD stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 11th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to WD, setting the target price at $105 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
WD Trading at -6.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -43.39% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WD starting from Walker William M, who purchase 17,500 shares at the price of $86.21 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Walker William M now owns 411,271 shares of Walker & Dunlop Inc, valued at $1,508,671 using the latest closing price.
THEOBALD STEPHEN P, the EVP & Chief Operating Officer of Walker & Dunlop Inc, sale 13,870 shares at $106.10 during a trade that took place back on Aug 23 ’24, which means that THEOBALD STEPHEN P is holding 53,869 shares at $1,471,583 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Walker & Dunlop Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 5.62, with 2.32 for asset returns.
Based on Walker & Dunlop Inc (WD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 369.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.65.
Conclusion
In summary, Walker & Dunlop Inc (WD) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
