Walker & Dunlop, Inc (WD) Dividends

WD Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of WD, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 54.26%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Walker & Dunlop Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

• In comparison to other stocks in the Financial Services sector, Walker & Dunlop Inc offers a higher dividend yield than 26.07% of them.
• If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, Walker & Dunlop Inc's expected return of -54.26% is higher than merely 19.65% of its fellow sector mates.
• Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, Walker & Dunlop Inc bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than merely 19.65% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
• Beta tells us how volatile a stock's price is relative to the broader equity index; for Walker & Dunlop Inc, its beta is lower than merely 24.35% of dividend issuing stocks we observed.

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