Quantinno Capital Management LP Grows Stake in Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD)

Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD) by 36.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Walker & Dunlop were worth $268,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WD. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Walker & Dunlop by 456.4% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 306 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 230.8% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 751 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 33.6% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,607 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $156,000 after buying an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Walker & Dunlop during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $178,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Walker & Dunlop by 42.9% during the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Walker & Dunlop news, CEO William M. Walker purchased 17,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $86.21 per share, with a total value of $1,508,675.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 411,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,455,672.91. The trade was a 4.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 3.66% of the company’s stock.

Walker & Dunlop Price Performance

NYSE:WD opened at $66.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.64. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.48 and a 1 year high of $118.19. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.25.

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by ($0.13). The company had revenue of $237.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.43 million. Walker & Dunlop had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 9.64%. Walker & Dunlop’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.35 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Walker & Dunlop, Inc. will post 4.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Walker & Dunlop Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Walker & Dunlop’s payout ratio is 91.78%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on WD shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on Walker & Dunlop from $105.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen cut Walker & Dunlop from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th.

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.