White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and other financial services in the United States. The company operates through HG Global/BAM, Ark/WM Outrigger, Kudu, and Other Operations segments. The HG Global/BAM segment provides insurance on municipal bonds issued to finance public purposes, such as schools, utilities, and transportation facilities, as well as reinsurance protection services. The Ark/WM Outrigger segment offers reinsurance and insurance, including property, marine and energy, accident and health, casualty, and specialty products. The Kudu segment provides capital solutions to boutique asset and wealth managers for generational ownership transfers, management buyouts, acquisitions and growth finances, and legacy partner liquidity, as well as strategic assistance to investees. The Other Operations segment offers insurance solutions to travel industry through broker channel and on a direct-to-consumer basis; and manages separate accounts and pooled investment vehicles for insurance-linked securities sectors, including catastrophe bonds, collateralized reinsurance investments, and industry loss warranties of third-party clients. White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,826.20 to $1,846.40
• 50-Day Range: $1,822.10 to $1,989.57
• 52-Week Range: $1,665.71 to $2,023.00
• Volume: 9,348 shs
• Average Volume: 13,122 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.32
• Dividend Yield: 0.05%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

White Mountains Insurance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

White Mountains Insurance Group scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 678th out of 932 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for White Mountains Insurance Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of White Mountains Insurance Group is 20.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of White Mountains Insurance Group is 20.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.65.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

White Mountains Insurance Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.13% of the float of White Mountains Insurance Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

White Mountains Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in White Mountains Insurance Group has recently increased by 25.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

White Mountains Insurance Group has a dividend yield of 0.05%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

White Mountains Insurance Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of White Mountains Insurance Group is 1.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.43

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.13% of the float of White Mountains Insurance Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

White Mountains Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in White Mountains Insurance Group has recently increased by 25.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.56

News Sentiment

White Mountains Insurance Group has a news sentiment score of 1.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for White Mountains Insurance Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for WTM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added White Mountains Insurance Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, White Mountains Insurance Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.00% of the stock of White Mountains Insurance Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.65% of the stock of White Mountains Insurance Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WTM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WTM shares performed this year?

White Mountains Insurance Group's stock was trading at $1,945.06 at the start of the year. Since then, WTM stock has decreased by 6.0% and is now trading at $1,828.5940.
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How were White Mountains Insurance Group's earnings last quarter?

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE:WTM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 7th. The insurance provider reported $12.44 earnings per share for the quarter. White Mountains Insurance Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.56% and a net margin of 10.29%.

Who are White Mountains Insurance Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of White Mountains Insurance Group include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.12%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (4.44%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (4.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Mountains Insurance Grou White, Weston M Hicks, Michaela Hildreth and Peter M Carlson.
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How do I buy shares of White Mountains Insurance Group?

Shares of WTM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of White Mountains Insurance Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that White Mountains Insurance Group investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Visa (V), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alphabet (GOOG) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/07/2025
• Today: 2/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WTM
• CUSIP: G9618E10
• CIK: 776867
• Web: www.whitemountains.com
• Phone: (603) 640-2200
• Fax: 441-278-3170
• Employees: 1,650
• Year Founded: 1980

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $89.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $230.40 million
• Net Margins: 10.29%
• Pretax Margin: 29.22%
• Return on Equity: 10.56%
• Return on Assets: 5.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.10
• Cash Flow: $38.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 47.76
• Book Value: $1,781.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,570,000
• Free Float: 2,491,000
• Market Cap: $4.70 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.45