A particularly strong insider buying signal is what we call a "cluster-buy" where three or more different insiders make open market purchases within a short period of one another. At Walker & Dunlop Inc (Symbol: WD), 3 different insiders purchased 15,500 shares at an average price of $48.01/share, for a total of $744,156, with the most recent purchase on March 2, 2026.
Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. So when multiple insiders all decide to make purchases around the same time, it could be a strong indication that the stock is undervalued. Below is a table summarizing the insider buys that make up this "cluster":
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2026 | Donna Wells | Director | 500 | $46.96 | $23,480.00 |
| 03/05/2026 | Ernest Michael Freedman | Director | 5,000 | $49.21 | $246,043.50 |
| 03/02/2026 | William M. Walker | Chairman & CEO | 10,000 | $47.46 | $474,632.00 |
The chart below shows the one year performance of WD shares, versus its 200 day moving average. Note that WD's low point in its 52 week range is $42.115 per share, with $90 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $47.95, with shares currently trading off about 0.2% on the day.
The current annualized dividend paid by Walker & Dunlop Inc is $2.72/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend has an upcoming ex-date of 03/13/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for WD, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 5.6% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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