How to buy GWG stock | $7.26

GWG Holdings, Inc is an insurance-life business based in the US. GWG shares (GWGH) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. GWG employs 130 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$115.4 million.

How to buy shares in GWG

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for GWG. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GWGH. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until GWG reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$7.26, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of GWG, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of GWG. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

GWG share price

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GWG shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$7.26
52-week range	USD$6.5 - USD$10.5
50-day moving average	USD$7.5288
200-day moving average	USD$7.9223
Wall St. target price	USD$10.7
PE ratio	8.9254
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.791

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Is it a good time to buy GWG stock?

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GWG price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.26 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-12)	-2.81%
1 month (2020-12-18)	-0.41%
3 months (2020-10-19)	-18.34%
6 months (2020-07-17)	4.01%

1 year (2020-01-17)	-23.58%
2 years (2019-01-18)	-15.09%
3 years (2018-01-19)	8.6
5 years (2016-01-19)	35.70%

Is GWG under- or over-valued?

Valuing GWG stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of GWG's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

GWG's P/E ratio

GWG's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, GWG shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

GWG financials

Revenue TTM	USD$115.4 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$92.3 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.54%
Return on equity TTM	1.81%
Profit margin	34.67%
Book value	$2.118
Market capitalisation	USD$233.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting GWG shares

There are currently 85,722 GWG shares held short by investors – that's known as GWG's "short interest". This figure is 18.6% up from 72,264 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting GWG shares can be evaluated.

GWG's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

GWG's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of GWG shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of GWG shares traded daily (recently around 6907.4939564867). GWG's SIR currently stands at 12.41. In other words for every 100,000 GWG shares traded daily on the market, roughly 12410 shares are currently held short.

However GWG's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of GWG shares, or, against the total number of tradable GWG shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case GWG's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 GWG shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.015% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable GWG shares, roughly 15 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against GWG.

Find out more about how you can short GWG stock.

GWG share dividends

We're not expecting GWG to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

GWG share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, GWG's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.5 up to $10.5. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while GWG's is -0.1853. This would suggest that GWG's shares have been inversely-correlated to the average (for this exchange) – so when the broader market trended up or down, GWG has bucked the trend.

GWG overview

GWG Holdings, Inc., a financial services company, provides various liquidity products and services for the owners of illiquid alternative assets. It operates through two segments, Secondary Life Insurance and Investment in Beneficient. The company offers liquidity to owners of life insurance products; and owns a portfolio of life insurance policies. It also operates a financial services product distribution platform; and develops and commercializes epigenetic technology for the life insurance industry. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of GWG is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 90.394% of GWG shares are held by insiders and 5.038% by institutions.

• How many people work for GWG?

  Latest data suggests 130 work at GWG.

• When does the fiscal year end for GWG?

  GWG's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is GWG based?

  GWG's address is: 325 North St. Paul Street, Dallas, TX, United States, 75201

• What is GWG's ISIN number?

  GWG's international securities identification number is: US36192A1097

• What is GWG's CUSIP number?

  GWG's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 36192A109