Walker Dunlop Ownership

WD Stock  USD 93.95  1.63  1.77%   
Walker Dunlop owns a total of 33.6 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Walker Dunlop outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Walker Dunlop to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Walker Dunlop. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Walker Dunlop as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Note that regardless of who owns the company, if the true value of the entity is less than the market is willing to pay for it, you may not be able to generate positive returns over time.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-09-30
Previous Quarter
32.9 M
Current Value
32.9 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
29.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
5.7 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Walker Dunlop in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Walker Dunlop, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
As of April 24, 2024, Dividends Paid is expected to decline to about 80.6 M. In addition to that, Dividend Yield is expected to decline to 0.02. The current year's Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is expected to grow to about 258.2 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 30.2 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Walker Stock Ownership Analysis

About 82.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.77. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Walker Dunlop has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.25. The entity last dividend was issued on the 29th of February 2024. 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. Walker Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Walker Dunlop operates under Mortgage Finance classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 1305 people. For more information please call William Walker at 301 215 5500 or visit https://www.walkerdunlop.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Walker Dunlop also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Walker Dunlop's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Walker Dunlop's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Walker Dunlop Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

4.05 Billion

Walker Dunlop Insider Trades History

About 5.0% of Walker Dunlop are currently held by insiders. Unlike Walker Dunlop's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Walker Dunlop's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Walker Dunlop's insider trades
 
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Walker Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Walker Dunlop is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Walker Dunlop backward and forwards among themselves. Walker Dunlop's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Walker Dunlop's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2023-12-31
432.5 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2023-12-31
411.9 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2023-12-31
388.5 K
Norges Bank2023-12-31
360.9 K
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc2023-12-31
305.3 K
Bank Of America Corp2023-12-31
297.4 K
First Trust Advisors L.p.2023-12-31
266.5 K
Sequoia Financial Advisors Llc2023-12-31
261.9 K
Brown Advisory Holdings Inc2023-12-31
236.6 K
Blackrock Inc2023-12-31
5.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2023-12-31
3.8 M
Note, although Walker Dunlop's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Walker Dunlop Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Walker Dunlop insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Walker Dunlop's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Walker Dunlop insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Walker Dunlop Corporate Filings

8K
12th of April 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
22nd of March 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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15th of March 2024
Other Reports
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10K
22nd of February 2024
Annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a company financial performance
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Is Walker Dunlop's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Walker Dunlop. If investors know Walker will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Walker Dunlop listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.25)
Dividend Share
2.52
Earnings Share
3.18
Revenue Per Share
30.474
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.05)
The market value of Walker Dunlop is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Walker that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Walker Dunlop's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Walker Dunlop's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Walker Dunlop's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Walker Dunlop's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Walker Dunlop's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Walker Dunlop is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Walker Dunlop's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.