stockrowPennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI) vs Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD)
- PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI 65.59 −2.24%
- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. WD 39.05 −1.96%
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. are both Mortgage Finance companies. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.5B against $1.4B — 2.5× the size. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. trades at 14.2×. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.54% against 0.87%. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.7% vs −2.68%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.51% vs −0.85%). Both pay a dividend; Walker & Dunlop, Inc. yields more (7.01% vs 1.84%). Across the 19 metrics below, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. leads on 11 and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. on 8.
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| Metric | PFSI | WD | Mortgage Finance median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 76.78% | 46.45% | 81.25% |
| Operating margin | 20.37% | 1.91% | 1.91% |
| Net margin | 11.69% | (2.68%) | (1.66%) |
| Free cash flow margin | (15.01%) | 123.39% | (15.01%) |
| Return on equity | 5.59% | (1.94%) | (1.94%) |
| Return on assets | 0.87% | (0.66%) | (0.23%) |
| Return on invested capital | 1.51% | (0.85%) | 0.00% |
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