Critical Review: Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) versus Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD)

Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:WD) and Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ:GRYP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Walker & Dunlop and Gryphon Digital Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walker & Dunlop	0	2	0	1	2.67
Gryphon Digital Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00

Walker & Dunlop currently has a consensus price target of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.79%. Given Walker & Dunlop’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Walker & Dunlop is more favorable than Gryphon Digital Mining.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Walker & Dunlop and Gryphon Digital Mining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walker & Dunlop	$1.07 billion	2.75	$107.36 million	$2.80	31.02
Gryphon Digital Mining	$7.69 million	2.67	-$11.58 million	N/A	N/A

Walker & Dunlop has higher revenue and earnings than Gryphon Digital Mining.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.0% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Walker & Dunlop shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Gryphon Digital Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Walker & Dunlop and Gryphon Digital Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walker & Dunlop	8.91%	9.81%	4.11%
Gryphon Digital Mining	N/A	N/A	-133.06%

Volatility and Risk

Walker & Dunlop has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gryphon Digital Mining has a beta of 2.44, suggesting that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Walker & Dunlop beats Gryphon Digital Mining on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop, Inc., through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. It operates through three segments: Capital Markets, Servicing & Asset Management, and Corporate. The company offers first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, and small-balance loans. It also provides finance for multifamily, manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, and senior housing properties under the Fannie Mae's DUS program; and construction and permanent loans to developers and owners of multifamily housing, affordable housing, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the company acts as a debt broker to work with life insurance companies, banks, and other institutional lenders to find debt and/or equity solution for the borrowers' needs; and offers property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties, and commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. Further, it provides multifamily appraisal and valuation services; and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research. Additionally, the company offers servicing and asset-managing the portfolio of loans; originates loans through its principal lending and investing activities; and manages third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the LIHTC sector and other commercial real estate sectors. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Gryphon Digital Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. operates as a bitcoin mining company in the United States. It operates mining computers and ESG-led mining. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.