Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) Shares Purchased by Victory Capital Management Inc.

Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) by 0.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,418,008 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,529 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Walker & Dunlop were worth $137,845,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 42.2% in the third 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 during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 230.8% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 751 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 524 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 28.4% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the period. Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 42.9% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Investors Management Corp acquired a new stake in Walker & Dunlop in the 3rd quarter valued at about $227,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.97% of the company’s stock.

Walker & Dunlop Trading Up 2.1 %

WD opened at $84.11 on Thursday. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.07 and a 1-year high of $118.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.37 and a beta of 1.55. The business has a 50 day moving average of $91.56 and a 200-day moving average of $102.50.

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.52 by ($0.18). Walker & Dunlop had a return on equity of 9.64% and a net margin of 9.55%. The firm had revenue of $341.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $316.82 million. Equities analysts predict that Walker & Dunlop, Inc. will post 4.97 EPS for the current year.

Walker & Dunlop Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is a positive change from Walker & Dunlop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.19%. Walker & Dunlop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 84.01%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Walker & Dunlop from $120.00 to $105.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 14th.

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.