How to buy White Mountains Insurance Group stock

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd is an insurance-property & casualty business based in the US. White Mountains Insurance Group shares (WTM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. White Mountains Insurance Group employs 1,366 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

White Mountains Insurance Group share price

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White Mountains Insurance Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-10.

52-week range	$629.21 - $1,267.52
50-day moving average	$1,122.24
200-day moving average	$973.26
Wall St. target price	$360.00
PE ratio	5.1635
Dividend yield	$1 (0.09%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$226.97

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Is White Mountains Insurance Group under- or over-valued?

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

White Mountains Insurance Group's P/E ratio

White Mountains Insurance Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, White Mountains Insurance Group shares trade at around 5x 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.

White Mountains Insurance Group's PEG ratio

White Mountains Insurance Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 9.93. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into White Mountains Insurance Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

White Mountains Insurance Group's EBITDA

White Mountains Insurance Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $720.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a White Mountains Insurance Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

White Mountains Insurance Group financials

Revenue TTM	$1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	57.37%
Gross profit TTM	$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	9.61%
Return on equity TTM	19.12%
Profit margin	60.02%
Book value	$1,276.93
Market capitalisation	$3.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting White Mountains Insurance Group shares

There are currently 29,006 White Mountains Insurance Group shares held short by investors – that's known as White Mountains Insurance Group's "short interest". This figure is 58.5% up from 18,303 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting White Mountains Insurance Group shares can be evaluated.

White Mountains Insurance Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

White Mountains Insurance Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of White Mountains Insurance Group shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of White Mountains Insurance Group shares traded daily (recently around 19082.894736842). White Mountains Insurance Group's SIR currently stands at 1.52. In other words for every 100,000 White Mountains Insurance Group shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1520 shares are currently held short.

However White Mountains Insurance Group's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of White Mountains Insurance Group shares, or, against the total number of tradable White Mountains Insurance Group shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case White Mountains Insurance Group's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 White Mountains Insurance Group shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0107% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable White Mountains Insurance Group shares, roughly 11 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against White Mountains Insurance Group.

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White Mountains Insurance Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 0.47% of net profits

Recently White Mountains Insurance Group has paid out, on average, around 0.47% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.09% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), White Mountains Insurance Group shareholders could enjoy a 0.09% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In White Mountains Insurance Group's case, that would currently equate to about $1 per share.

While White Mountains Insurance Group's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that White Mountains Insurance Group is investing more in its future growth.

White Mountains Insurance Group's most recent dividend payout was on 23 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

White Mountains Insurance Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, White Mountains Insurance Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $629.21 up to $1267.52. 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 (NYSE average) beta is 1, while White Mountains Insurance Group's is 0.52. This would suggest that White Mountains Insurance Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

White Mountains Insurance Group overview

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. , through its subsidiaries, provides insurance services in the United States. The company operates through four segments: HG Global/BAM, NSM, MediaAlpha, Kudu, and Other Operations. 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 NSM segment operates as a general underwriting agency and program administrator for specialty property and casualty insurance to sectors, such as specialty transportation, social services, and real estate. The MediaAlpha segment operates MediaAlpha, a marketing technology that enables programmatic buying and selling of vertical specific, performance-based media between advertisers, and publishers through cost-per-click, cost-per-call, and cost-per-lead pricing models. The Kudu segment provides capital solutions to asset managers and registered investment advisors for general ownership transfers, management buyouts, acquisitions, growth finances, and legacy partner liquidity.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of White Mountains Insurance Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.615% of White Mountains Insurance Group shares are held by insiders and 89.089% by institutions.

• How many people work for White Mountains Insurance Group?

  Latest data suggests 1,366 work at White Mountains Insurance Group.

• When does the fiscal year end for White Mountains Insurance Group?

  White Mountains Insurance Group's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is White Mountains Insurance Group based?

  White Mountains Insurance Group's address is: A.S. Cooper Building, Hamilton, Bermuda, HM 11

• What is White Mountains Insurance Group's ISIN number?

  White Mountains Insurance Group's international securities identification number is: BMG9618E1075

• What is White Mountains Insurance Group's CUSIP number?

  White Mountains Insurance Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 360768105