Velocity Financial, Inc. (VEL) vs Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD)
- Velocity Financial, Inc. VEL 17.63 +1.03%
- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. WD 39.05 −1.96%
Velocity Financial, Inc. and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. are both Mortgage Finance companies. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.4B against $689.0M — 2.0× the size. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Velocity Financial, Inc. trades at 6.3×. Velocity Financial, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 32.4% against 0.87%. Velocity Financial, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.00% vs −2.68%) and the lower return on invested capital (−3.59% vs −0.85%). Across the 18 metrics below, Velocity Financial, Inc. leads on 9 and Walker & Dunlop, Inc. on 9.
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| Metric | VEL | WD | Mortgage Finance median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 0.00% | 46.45% | 81.25% |
| Operating margin | 0.00% | 1.91% | 1.91% |
| Net margin | 0.00% | (2.68%) | (1.66%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.00% | 123.39% | (15.01%) |
| Return on equity | 0.00% | (1.94%) | (1.94%) |
| Return on assets | 0.00% | (0.66%) | (0.23%) |
| Return on invested capital | (3.59%) | (0.85%) | 0.00% |
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