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Track WD free→NYSEFinancialsMortgage FinanceSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and earnings quality is fragile, reported profits aren't backed by cash. Management's recent track record has been steady, but risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Peer multiples imply a price about 32% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak or earnings quality is fragile. If WD cuts guidance on the next call, that's a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 7 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $51.34. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $53 WD trades at 15× p/e, in line with its 13× p/e peer median. Our $73 fair value reflects that, high confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 28% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 5%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated weak grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=3730).
Over the trailing year it converted -22.02x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Financials names rated fragile grew net income 49% of the time over the next year (vs 60% for the rest of the cohort, n=3541).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, the US dollar, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $1.34 → $1.17 (-13.3% / 30d). 1 raised, 1 cut, 3 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 75% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$161.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$384.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $4,957.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Transaction volume growth indicates how well Walker & Dunlop is performing in the market. A drop would signal weakening demand.
Confirms:Q2 total transaction volume growth is less than 36% year over year.
Disproves:Q2 total transaction volume growth is 36% or higher year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for WD yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 7, 2026, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter and year-to-date period ended March 31, 2026. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 46 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
RKT ROCKET COMPANIES INC | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 11 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
ACT Enact Holdings, Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 77 of 100 | fair | moderate |
ESNT Essent Group Ltd. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 76 of 100 | fair | moderate |
PFSI PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 54 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
4 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by M&A activity. Historically, Financials names rated stable grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 56% for the rest of the cohort, n=3736).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Focus on increasing revenue growth as a primary strategic goal.
Enhance operating income through strategic initiatives and cost management.
Focus on improving cash flow from operations to support financial stability.
Why it matters: Revenue growth trends affect the overall sector. A drop could signal deeper issues for Walker & Dunlop.
Confirms:Revenue growth falls below the median of 12% over three years.
Disproves:Revenue growth is still above the median. This shows stability.
Why it matters: Lower revenue growth would show Walker & Dunlop is struggling to meet its growth goals.
Confirms:Q2 revenue growth reported below 5% year over year.
Disproves:Q2 revenue growth reported at 5% or higher year over year.
Why it matters: A drop in sector revenue growth could impact Walker & Dunlop's performance.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth reported below 10% year over year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth reported at 10% or higher year over year.
Why it matters: Adjusted EBITDA shows how well the company is doing. A drop may mean bigger profit problems.
Confirms:Q2 adjusted EBITDA is less than $38.8 million.
Disproves:Q2 adjusted EBITDA is $38.8 million or higher.
Why it matters: Higher operating income shows better cost control. It also means more efficiency.
Confirms:Operating income went up with a score above 60%.
Disproves:Operating income went up with a score below 60%.
Why it matters: Better cash flow would show Walker & Dunlop is enhancing its financial health.
Confirms:Cash flow from operations improved with a score above 10%.
Disproves:Cash flow from operations improved with a score below 10%.
Why it matters: High unemployment claims can show economic weakness. This might affect Walker & Dunlop's business.
Confirms:Unemployment claims rise a lot. This shows economic stress.
Disproves:Unemployment claims go down or stay the same. This suggests economic strength.
Regulation FD Disclosure. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) will host a virtual Investor Day on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 that will include an overview of the Company’s long-term growth strategy, with a specific focus on its five-year outlook, the Journey to ’30 . The event will feature presentations and a Q&A session with members of the Company’s senior management. A live webcast of the event will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be available on the Investor Relations section of th…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 26, 2026, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter and year-to-date period ended December 31, 2025. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 2, 2026, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Walker & Dunlop, LLC, the operating subsidiary of the Company (the “ Borrower ”), entered into a Seventeenth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement (the “ Amendment ”) with PNC Bank, National Association, as Lender (“ PNC ”). The Amendment amends that certain Second Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of Sept…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in