LoanDepot Inc vs Walker & Dunlop Inc

We do not publish a verdict for LoanDepot Inc (LDI) and Walker & Dunlop Inc (WD) is undervalued.

We publish an intrinsic value for WD but not for LDI, so the two cannot be ranked on price.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

LoanDepot Inc (LDI)

We do not publish a value for this company: its projected cash flows are negative in every year, including the terminal one.

Leak Score 30/100 on 2 of 12 signals

Walker & Dunlop Inc (WD)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $133.53; the price of $38.32 is 71% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 55/100 on 7 of 12 signals

MetricLDIWD
VerdictNot valuedUndervalued
Price$0.73$38.32
Intrinsic value$133.53
Margin of safety+71%
Leak Score30/100 (2/12)55/100 (7/12)
Market cap$247M$1.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years-23.3%3.2%
Operating margin17.4%15.2%
Net margin-5.5%3.0%
Return on equity-29.3%2.2%
Debt to equity22.931.39
P/E34.2x
Forward P/E14.6x7.0x
P/B0.8x0.8x
Dividend yield7.1%

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