World Investment Advisors LLC Has $336,000 Stock Holdings in Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD)

World Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) by 19.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,956 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 730 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Walker & Dunlop were worth $336,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of Walker & Dunlop by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,398 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $432,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 42.2% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 391 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Walker & Dunlop by 10.3% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $160,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD boosted its stake in shares of Walker & Dunlop by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD now owns 8,601 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $977,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Walker & Dunlop by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 4,851 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $473,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. 80.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of Walker & Dunlop from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Walker & Dunlop to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th.

Walker & Dunlop Stock Down 6.8 %

WD opened at $98.72 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $109.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $105.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.26 and a beta of 1.53. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has a 12-month low of $87.20 and a 12-month high of $118.19.

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.10). Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 9.81%. The business had revenue of $292.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $294.24 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Walker & Dunlop, Inc. will post 5.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Walker & Dunlop Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. Walker & Dunlop’s dividend payout ratio is currently 92.86%.

About Walker & Dunlop

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.