Medallion Financial vs Walker & Dunlop
MFIN and WD side by side, both in finance services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MFIN and WD compare
Walker & Dunlop is the larger company, worth 6.0 times as much as Medallion Financial ($1.3B against $218M).
Medallion Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.1% versus 0.87% for Walker & Dunlop).
Medallion Financial keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.8% compared with −2.6% at Walker & Dunlop.
Both pay dividends: Medallion Financial yields 5.7% and Walker & Dunlop 7.1%.
Medallion Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for Walker & Dunlop), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MFIN | WD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $218M | $1.3B |
| Share price | $9.49 | $38.30 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.0% | −42.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 15.2% | −74.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.79 | 1.18 |
| Employees | 179 | 1,466 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.5× | – |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 0.5× (better) | 0.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 0.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 117% |
| Fair value | $9.79 | $79.95 |
| Margin of safety | 3.1% | 52.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.1% (better) | 0.87% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 19.4% (better) | 2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −34.1% (better) | −128% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −35.1% (better) | −130% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −26.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 10.8% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 123% |
| Return on equity | 6.8% (better) | −1.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.19 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.19 | 0.99 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.7% | 7.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 45.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 7 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 13.2% |
| Buyback yield | 6.1% (better) | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 11.8% (better) | 8.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 34.5% | 86.7% |
| Held by insiders | 31.5% | 4.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $990K |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.5% |
Go deeper
- MFIN stock overview
- MFIN income statement
- MFIN valuation and score
- WD stock overview
- WD income statement
- WD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.