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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. · Financials · ref. ETF XLF · 54 calls · price $32.08
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What the company does: 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. (WD) stock price

$32.08-61.3% over range
Oct 14, 25low $32.08 · high $86.5Oct 13, 26
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100% recommend buying · 3 analysts
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🎯 WD price target & analyst consensus — price $32.08

The price target · all analysts combined (3 targets)
Highest target · 1 firm of 3$69+115.1%
Median target · of 3 targets$55+71.4%
Lowest target · 1 firm of 3$45+40.3%
Current price$32.08
⭐ What the most reliable analysts say · those who beat their sector, targets replayed on real prices

⭐ The most reliable of them, either direction: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods — 67% of its targets hit on this sector (296 calls tested). It aims for $45 (+40 %), call made on October 10, 2026, maturing on October 10, 2027 (4 d ago).

The 1 reliable analyst $45+40 %
The 2 other firms $62+93 %
How to read it: the 1 reliable firms are not filtered by optimism — 1 aim above the price, 0 below, hence their $45 median. “The 2 others” are the firms that don't pass our reliability filter on this sector.
The consensus · 3 ratings (last 6 months)
Strong Buy00%
Buy3100%
Hold00%
Sell00%
Strong Sell00%
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🔎 Detailed analyses

✅ Historical analyst reliability on WD

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕ % right i ↕ Gain vs sector i ↕ Calls i ↕
Compass Point ↗ 75% +1.7% 4
JMP Securities 70% +27.4% 10
Wedbush ↗ 67% +37.5% 9
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗ 67% +6.4% 9
Morgan Stanley ↗ 50% +33.5% 2
Wolfe Research ↗ 0% -26.3% 2

📊 What $1,000 invested in Walker & Dunlop, Inc. would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 10 years ago would be worth $1,683 today, i.e. +5%/yr on average. Best year: 2021 (+64%), worst: 2022 (-48%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

InvestmentWorth todayGain
1 years ago$499-50%
3 years ago$618-38%
5 years ago$527-47%
→ See Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.)

YearReturn$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)-19%$806 (-19%)
2025-38%$499 (-50%)
2024-12%$437 (-56%)
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⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

📰 Recent news on Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

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📋 All analyst calls on WD

▲ Outperform · 🎯$45
Price at call : $32.29 — upside +39%
Today : $32.08 — upside +40%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 9, 27
Citizens
Aug 18, 26
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$55
Price at call : $39.71 — upside +39%
Today : $32.08 — upside +71%
🎯 on WD : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 18, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$57
Price at call : $44.43 — upside +28%
Today : $32.08 — upside +78%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 7, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$67
Price at call : $54.61 — upside +23%
Today : $32.08 — upside +109%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : May 8, 27
Stephens & Co. ↗
Apr 24, 26
▲ Overweight · 🎯$69
Price at call : $51.41 — upside +34%
Today : $32.08 — upside +115%
🎯 on WD : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 48.6% · -0.4% (109 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 24, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$65
Price at call : $47.64 — upside +36%
Today : $32.08 — upside +103%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 27, 27
▲ Outperform · 🎯$80
Price at call : $65 — upside +23%
Today : $32.08 — upside +149%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 8, 27
Jefferies ↗
Dec 19, 25
▲ Buy · 🎯$75
Price at call : $60.3 — upside +24%
Today : $32.08 — upside +134%
🎯 on WD : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 36.4% · -2.2% (55 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 19, 26
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JMP Securities
Oct 10, 25
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$95
Price at call : $81.53 — upside +17%
Today : $32.08 — upside +196%
Expected +17% · Actual -60% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
-60.4%
stock -60% · XLF +6%
matured Oct 10, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$97
Price at call : $81.53 — upside +19%
Today : $32.08 — upside +202%
Expected +19% · Actual -60% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
-60.4%
stock -60% · XLF +6%
matured Oct 9, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$95
Price at call : $73.72 — upside +29%
Today : $32.08 — upside +196%
Expected +29% · Actual -32% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
-31.9%
stock -32% · XLF +12%
matured Apr 17, 26
▲ Outperform · 🎯$105
Price at call : $86.01 — upside +22%
Today : $32.08 — upside +227%
Expected +22% · Actual -44% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
-44.0%
stock -44% · XLF +2%
matured Mar 6, 26
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$105
Price at call : $85.34 — gap to target +23%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +227%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 14, 26
Wedbush ↗
Sep 25, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$110
Price at call : $113.67 — gap to target -3%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +243%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 25, 25
Wedbush ↗
Aug 9, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$105
Price at call : $99.52 — gap to target +6%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +227%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 9, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$112
Price at call : $107.04 — gap to target +5%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +249%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 25, 25
Wedbush ↗
May 3, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$95
Price at call : $95.23 — gap to target -0%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +196%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : May 3, 25
Wedbush ↗
Apr 11, 24
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$95
Price at call : $92.18 — gap to target +3%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +196%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 11, 25
Wedbush ↗
Apr 10, 24
▲ Outperform · 🎯$130
Price at call : $92.18 — upside +41%
Today : $32.08 — upside +305%
Expected +41% · Actual -20% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
-20.4%
stock -20% · XLF +15%
matured Apr 10, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$105
Price at call : $100.8 — gap to target +4%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +227%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 26, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$105
Price at call : $94.37 — gap to target +11%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +227%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 15, 25
Wedbush ↗
Feb 16, 24
▲ Outperform · 🎯$130
Price at call : $96.83 — upside +34%
Today : $32.08 — upside +305%
Expected +34% · Actual -12% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
-11.9%
stock -12% · XLF +32%
matured Feb 15, 25
Wedbush ↗
Jan 2, 24
▲ Outperform · 🎯$130
Price at call : $102.55 — upside +27%
Today : $32.08 — upside +305%
Expected +27% · Actual -7% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
-6.9%
stock -7% · XLF +29%
matured Jan 1, 25
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$105
Price at call : $101.26 — gap to target +4%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +227%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 12, 24
Wedbush ↗
Nov 10, 23
▲ Outperform · 🎯$90
Price at call : $71.48 — upside +26%
Today : $32.08 — upside +181%
Expected +26% · Actual +56% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
+55.5%
stock +56% · XLF +47%
matured Nov 9, 24
▲ Outperform · 🎯$87
Price at call : $63.16 — upside +38%
Today : $32.08 — upside +171%
Expected +38% · Actual +53% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
+52.8%
stock +53% · XLF +27%
matured May 7, 24
Wedbush ↗
May 8, 23
▲ Outperform · 🎯$90
Price at call : $63.16 — upside +42%
Today : $32.08 — upside +181%
Expected +42% · Actual +53% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
+52.8%
stock +53% · XLF +27%
matured May 7, 24
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
in progress (365j)
matures : May 1, 24
▲ Outperform · 🎯$88
Price at call : $67.89 — upside +30%
Today : $32.08 — upside +174%
Expected +30% · Actual +38% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
+38.4%
stock +38% · XLF +24%
matured Apr 23, 24
■ Peer Perform neutral · not a buy
🎯 on WD : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 38.9% · -8.5% (18 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 1, 24
JMP Securities
Nov 10, 22
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$110
Price at call : $83.5 — upside +32%
Today : $32.08 — upside +243%
Expected +32% · Actual -14% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
-14.4%
stock -14% · XLF -5%
matured Nov 10, 23
Wolfe Research ↗
Mar 10, 22
▲ Outperform · 🎯$183
Price at call : $132.26 — upside +38%
Today : $32.08 — upside +470%
Expected +38% · Actual -41% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 38.9% · -8.5% (18 calls)
-40.6%
stock -41% · XLF -10%
matured Mar 10, 23
Jefferies ↗
Nov 8, 21
▲ Buy · 🎯$190
Price at call : $147.81 — upside +29%
Today : $32.08 — upside +492%
Expected +29% · Actual -43% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 36.4% · -2.2% (55 calls)
-42.9%
stock -43% · XLF -14%
matured Nov 8, 22
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$140
Price at call : $119.27 — upside +17%
Today : $32.08 — upside +336%
Expected +17% · Actual -28% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
-28.1%
stock -28% · XLF -20%
matured Oct 7, 22
Wolfe Research ↗
Jun 15, 21
▲ Outperform · 🎯$147
Price at call : $106.14 — upside +38%
Today : $32.08 — upside +358%
Expected +38% · Actual -12% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 38.9% · -8.5% (18 calls)
-12.1%
stock -12% · XLF -15%
matured Jun 15, 22
Wedbush ↗
Feb 10, 21
▲ Outperform · 🎯$112
Price at call : $100.14 — upside +12%
Today : $32.08 — upside +249%
Expected +12% · Actual +40% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
+40.1%
stock +40% · XLF +30%
matured Feb 10, 22
Wedbush ↗
Nov 2, 20
▲ Outperform · 🎯$78
Price at call : $65.22 — upside +20%
Today : $32.08 — upside +143%
Expected +20% · Actual +106% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
+105.6%
stock +106% · XLF +67%
matured Nov 2, 21
Wedbush ↗
Aug 6, 20
▲ Outperform · 🎯$70
Price at call : $55.95 — upside +25%
Today : $32.08 — upside +118%
Expected +25% · Actual +85% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
+85.1%
stock +85% · XLF +56%
matured Aug 6, 21
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$60
Price at call : $52.2 — upside +15%
Today : $32.08 — upside +87%
Expected +15% · Actual +96% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+95.8%
stock +96% · XLF +44%
matured Jun 9, 21
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$45
Price at call : $39.95 — gap to target +13%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +40%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : May 7, 21
JMP Securities
Feb 18, 20
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 17, 21
Compass Point ↗
Feb 6, 20
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$70
Price at call : $76 — gap to target -8%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +118%
🎯 on WD : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 36.1% · -3.0% (61 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 5, 21
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$64
Price at call : $50.88 — gap to target +26%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target +100%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 5, 20
BTIG ↗
Mar 14, 19
▲ Buy · 🎯$70
Price at call : $52.62 — upside +33%
Today : $32.08 — upside +118%
Expected +33% · Actual +1% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 53.7% · +9.5% (41 calls)
+1.2%
stock +1% · XLF -13%
matured Mar 13, 20
JMP Securities
Feb 21, 19
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$65
Price at call : $56.94 — upside +14%
Today : $32.08 — upside +103%
Expected +14% · Actual +29% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+29.3%
stock +29% · XLF +16%
matured Feb 21, 20
▲ Market Outperform · 🎯$60
Price at call : $45.62 — upside +32%
Today : $32.08 — upside +87%
Expected +32% · Actual +38% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+38.5%
stock +38% · XLF +11%
matured Nov 1, 19
Wedbush ↗
Nov 1, 18
▲ Outperform · 🎯$55
Price at call : $45.8 — upside +20%
Today : $32.08 — upside +71%
Expected +20% · Actual +38% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
+37.7%
stock +38% · XLF +10%
matured Nov 1, 19
▲ Outperform
Actual +7% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 57% (7 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall
+7.5%
stock +7% · XLF +12%
matured Aug 3, 18
Wedbush ↗
Oct 6, 16
■ Neutral neutral · not a buy
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 36.6% · +2.0% (41 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 6, 17
■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$26
Price at call : $27.74 — gap to target -6%
Today : $32.08 — gap to target -19%
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 4, 17
▲ Outperform · 🎯$27
Price at call : $21.94 — upside +23%
Today : $32.08 — upside -16%
Expected +23% · Actual +9% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
+8.8%
stock +9% · XLF -5%
matured May 6, 16
▲ Outperform · 🎯$21
Price at call : $17.49 — upside +20%
Today : $32.08 — upside -35%
Expected +20% · Actual +35% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
+35.0%
stock +35% · XLF -8%
matured Mar 17, 16
▲ Outperform · 🎯$20
Price at call : $17.13 — upside +17%
Today : $32.08 — upside -38%
Expected +17% · Actual +38% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
+37.7%
stock +38% · XLF -9%
matured Mar 16, 16
▲ Outperform · 🎯$18
Price at call : $12.26 — upside +47%
Today : $32.08 — upside -44%
Expected +47% · Actual +21% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes
🎯 on WD : 67% (9 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)
+20.7%
stock +21% · XLF +36%
matured Aug 14, 13

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