BETR vs PFSI vs WD Stock Comparison

Better Home & Finance Holding, PennyMac Financial Services and Walker & Dunlop Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
$35.22 +3.6% 1M -56.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.07%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

PennyMac Financial Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PennyMac Financial Services 7, Walker & Dunlop 3, Better Home & Finance Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBETRPFSIWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $375.41M $3.50B $1.28B PFSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 14.6x 33.3x PFSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.8x 8.3x WD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +3.5% +8.0% BETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -94.5% 11.7% 3.0% PFSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.1% 11.2% 3.8% PFSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 2.9x 1.8x BETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.07% WD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.9% -49.7% -56.1% PFSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.0%/yr -0.2%/yr -24.5%/yr PFSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 124.3% 52.4% 46.4% WD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 53/100 47/100 PFSI

Percentile Scorecard

BETRPFSIWD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBETRPFSIWD
Valuation 5 #159 of 168 47 #90 of 168 50 #85 of 168
Growth 72 #46 of 163 70 #50 of 163 32 #112 of 163
Profitability 5 #146 of 154 46 #83 of 154 37 #97 of 154
Financial Health 9 #148 of 162 42 #94 of 162 72 #46 of 162
Shareholder Returns 2 #135 of 137 61 #54 of 137 44 #77 of 137
Overall 19 53 47
  • BETR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PFSI ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBETRPFSIWDSPY
1 month +61.4%+2.9%+3.6% -2.0%
3 months +10.2%-17.1%-32.1% -2.2%
6 months -55.1%-27.0%-31.2% +4.2%
Year to date -41.6%-51.6%-41.4% +10.6%
1 year -73.9%-49.7%-56.1% +10.4%
3 years -20.7%-12.0%-54.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -7.4%-4.2%-22.9% +20.2%
5 years -96.2%-1.2%-75.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -48.0%-0.2%-24.5% +10.1%
10 years —+272.2%+32.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+14.0%+2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBETRPFSIWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 124.3%52.4%46.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.2%67.5%52.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.500.801.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.95-1.21 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.7%-63.8%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.9%-60.0%-56.1% -3.2%
52-week high $72.94$159.46$80.30 $779.14
52-week low $8.12$57.77$31.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBETRPFSIWD
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 11.8x 13.8xmedian 11.8x 30.5xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.7x 1.6xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 13.1x 5.2xmedian 13.1x 4.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 6.0x -13.2xmedian 6.0x -8.9xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.33 5.24median 0.33 -0.85median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBETRPFSIWD
Revenue $190.37M $2.05B $1.29B
Net income -$179.95M $239.53M $41.08M
Free cash flow -$156.15M -$251.61M -$131.24M
R&D $30.88M – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.65 $4.51 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $102.25M $233.35M $160.86M
Total debt $653.14M $4.84B $820.95M
Shares (diluted) 18.65M 53.13M 33.28M
Enterprise value -$179.86M $737.12M $352.10M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBETRPFSIWD
P/E -2.0x 13.8x 30.5x
P/FCF -2.3x -13.2x -8.9x
P/Operating cash flow -2.3x -14.2x -9.8x
P/S 1.9x 1.6x 0.9x
P/B 6.2x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 8.9x -0.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -8.2x 5.2x 4.9x
EV/EBIT -7.4x 5.6x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF -5.8x -29.8x -14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.9x -32.1x -15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 5.24 -0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBETRPFSIWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 3.5% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 14.1% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.1% -52.0% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 3.0% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% -51.3% -65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 2.6% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.5% 87.8% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 46.5% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 86.9% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 45.2% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBETRPFSIWD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -58.2% 70.3% 29.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -84.9% 15.3% 4.3%
Net margin -94.5% 11.7% 3.0%
FCF margin -82.0% -12.3% -10.2%
Operating cash flow margin -81.5% -11.4% -9.3%
Return on equity -541.6% 5.5% 2.4%
Return on assets -11.6% 0.8% 0.7%
Return on invested capital -17.1% 11.2% 3.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -1.0x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 26.5% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBETRPFSIWD
Debt / assets 42.3% 16.2% 16.8%
Debt / equity 11.3x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 2.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -4.2x -19.2x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 85.4% 64.9%
Equity / assets 3.8% 14.6% 35.1%
Interest coverage -3.2x 1.3x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBETRPFSIWD
Dividend yield – 1.9% 7.7%
Net buyback yield -31.2% 1.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield -31.2% 3.2% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.4% 226.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -25.2% -70.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% 4.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBETRPFSIWD
Forward P/E – 13.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.36FY2026 $4.61FY2026 $4.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -50.4%FY2026 +157.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +125.2% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $212.53MFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +13.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBETRPFSIWD
Held by institutions 32.4% 64.8% 89.0%
Institutions holding 90 229 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.6% -0.5% +3.5%
Institutions buying 54 132 160
Institutions selling 21 66 59
Buyers to sellers 2.57 2.00 2.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BETRPFSIWD
BETR 1.00 0.13 0.17
PFSI 0.13 1.00 0.29
WD 0.17 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BETR, PFSI and WD?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) $375.41M, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) $3.50B, Walker & Dunlop (WD) $1.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, BETR, PFSI and WD?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -2.1x, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 14.6x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walker & Dunlop (WD) is cheapest (PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 13.8x, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) +48.7%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) +3.5%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) has the highest net margin (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -94.5%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 11.7%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) leads (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -17.1%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 11.2%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) returned the most: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -73.9%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) -49.7%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -56.1%. Over five years, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) compounded fastest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) -48.0%/yr, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) -0.2%/yr, Walker & Dunlop (WD) -24.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walker & Dunlop (WD) has the highest dividend yield: Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 0.00%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 0.02%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 0.07%. Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walker & Dunlop (WD) has been the steadiest (Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) 124.3%, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) 52.4%, Walker & Dunlop (WD) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BETR, PFSI and WD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.