Walker & Dunlop Valuation

Is 5WD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 5WD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 5WD (€93.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€95.57)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 5WD is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 5WD?

Key metric: As 5WD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 5WD. This is calculated by dividing 5WD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 5WD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio35.8x
EarningsUS$92.67m
Market CapUS$3.32b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 5WD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 5WD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average37.1x
PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
10.3x35.1%€636.1m
HYQ Hypoport
38x28.9%€1.2b
T2G Tradegate Wertpapierhandelsbank
86.6xn/a€2.2b
FTK flatexDEGIRO
13.7x8.1%€1.6b
5WD Walker & Dunlop
35.8x28.4%€3.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 5WD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.8x) compared to the peer average (37.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 5WD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Diversified Financial Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
5WD 35.8xIndustry Avg. 12.6xNo. of Companies13PE01020304050+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 5WD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.8x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (12.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 5WD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

5WD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35.8x
Fair PE Ratio20.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 5WD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 5WD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€93.50
€116.16
+24.2%
6.9%€127.14€108.31n/a3
Dec ’25€103.00
€116.16
+12.8%
6.9%€127.14€108.31n/a3
Nov ’25€100.00
€111.44
+11.4%
8.5%€124.67€103.43n/a3
Oct ’25€101.00
€103.93
+2.9%
5.7%€112.31€98.84n/a3
Sep ’25€95.00
€104.41
+9.9%
7.3%€114.49€96.17n/a3
Aug ’25€98.00
€102.11
+4.2%
11.1%€115.34€87.66n/a3
Jul ’25€90.00
€100.97
+12.2%
11.5%€116.50€88.54n/a3
Jun ’25€86.50
€100.97
+16.7%
11.5%€116.50€88.54n/a3
May ’25€86.50
€100.97
+16.7%
11.5%€116.50€88.54n/a3
Apr ’25€92.00
€111.42
+21.1%
9.0%€120.71€97.49n/a3
Mar ’25€87.00
€111.42
+28.1%
9.0%€120.71€97.49n/a3
Feb ’25€88.50
€110.55
+24.9%
7.8%€118.77€98.67n/a3
Jan ’25€101.00
€103.63
+2.6%
7.5%€114.30€96.01n/a3
Dec ’24€76.00
€83.55
+9.9%
6.8%€91.14€77.47€103.003
Nov ’24€60.50
€89.51
+47.9%
7.7%€99.28€84.15€100.003
Oct ’24€70.00
€94.50
+35.0%
1.4%€95.41€92.69€101.003
Sep ’24€78.00
€94.50
+21.2%
1.4%€95.41€92.69€95.003
Aug ’24€81.00
€88.99
+9.9%
6.5%€94.38€80.90€98.003
Jul ’24€73.00
€80.89
+10.8%
1.6%€81.80€79.07€90.003
Jun ’24€66.00
€80.89
+22.6%
1.6%€81.80€79.07€86.503
May ’24€59.00
€93.31
+58.1%
9.3%€101.95€80.11€86.504
Apr ’24€67.50
€100.22
+48.5%
4.6%€105.64€94.32€92.004
Mar ’24€81.50
€100.22
+23.0%
4.6%€105.64€94.32€87.004
Feb ’24€86.50
€104.64
+21.0%
8.8%€119.59€94.75€88.504
Jan ’24€73.50
€116.44
+58.4%
25.3%€171.29€89.86€101.005
Dec ’23€86.00
€122.83
+42.8%
24.7%€179.54€94.19€76.005

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 10:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjamin ZuckerBTIG
Jason WeaverCompass Point Research & Trading, LLC
Kyle JosephJefferies LLC