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National Western Life Group, Inc.NasdaqGS:NWLI Stock Report

Market Cap US$1.8b
Share Price
n/a
1Y20.3%
7D0.6%
1D0%
Portfolio Value
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National Western Life Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:NWLI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.8b

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

National Western Life Group (NWLI) Stock Overview

Through its subsidiary, National Western Life Insurance Company, operates as a stock life insurance company in the United States, Brazil, Taiwan, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, and internationally. More details

NWLI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

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Risk Analysis

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National Western Life Group, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for National Western Life Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$499.98
52 Week HighUS$499.99
52 Week LowUS$403.17
Beta0.74
1 Month Change1.50%
3 Month Change1.72%
1 Year Change20.27%
3 Year Change129.23%
5 Year Change89.60%
Change since IPO3,178.56%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Aug 08

National Western Life Group GAAP EPS of $8.70, revenue of $117.2M

National Western Life Group press release (NASDAQ:NWLI): Q2 GAAP EPS of $8.70. Revenue of $117.2M (-47.2% Y/Y).
Seeking Alpha Feb 11

National Western Life Group: Tremendously Undervalued

National Western Life Group has not fared well from a share price perspective in recent months. This comes even as the company's profitability has been on the rise and as management sees an improvement in the space following the pandemic. The key value driver for shareholders is the drastic discount that shares are trading relative to the company's book value. This should one day be a strong enough catalyst to drive shares higher.
Analysis Article Nov 09

Is Now The Time To Put National Western Life Group (NASDAQ:NWLI) On Your Watchlist?

It's only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the game, prefer to buy shares in 'sexy' stocks...
Seeking Alpha Sep 28

National Western Life Group: Deeply Undervalued Stock Similar To A 19% Yielding Bond

National Western Life Group (NWLI) is a life insurance company trading at historic lows relative to various valuation metrics. Low interest rates have been very challenging to NWLI and its peers. NWLI’s stock price performance has been disconnected from the company’s performance for many years. NWLI is controlled by the Moody family which has contributed to the market discounting its value.
Analysis Article Aug 10

Do National Western Life Group's (NASDAQ:NWLI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

It's only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the game, prefer to buy shares in 'sexy' stocks...
Seeking Alpha Jul 04

National Western Life Group: The Market Fails To Recognize Its Value

National Western Life Group has been something of a volatile prospect, fundamentally, over the past few years. This is the nature of the space it is in, but the company has been consistently cash flow positive. Despite its book value continues to grow, the market continues to price the firm well below this point. This implies significant upside potential in the future.
Analysis Article Jun 12

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With National Western Life Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NWLI) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

In the past three years, the share price of National Western Life Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:NWLI ) has struggled to grow and...
Analysis Article Jan 26

Here's What National Western Life Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NWLI) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

If you want to know who really controls National Western Life Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:NWLI ), then you'll have to look at...
Analysis Article Dec 22

National Western Life Group's(NASDAQ:NWLI) Share Price Is Down 39% Over The Past Three Years.

National Western Life Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:NWLI ) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 10% in the...

Shareholder Returns

NWLIUS InsuranceUS Market
7D0.6%1.9%-2.7%
1Y20.3%-3.9%18.6%

Return vs Industry: NWLI underperformed the US Insurance industry which returned 26.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NWLI underperformed the US Market which returned 23.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NWLI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NWLI volatility
NWLI Average Weekly Movement0.5%
Insurance Industry Average Movement4.1%
Market Average Movement7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: NWLI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: NWLI's weekly volatility (0%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1956276Ross Moodywww.nwlgi.com

National Western Life Group, Inc., through its subsidiary, National Western Life Insurance Company, operates as a stock life insurance company in the United States, Brazil, Taiwan, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, and internationally. It operates through Domestic Life Insurance, International Life Insurance, Annuities, and ONL and Affiliates segments. The company provides life products, including universal life insurance, interest-sensitive whole life, and traditional products, such as term insurance coverage; and annuity products comprising flexible premium and single premium deferred annuities, equity-index annuities, and single premium immediate annuities.

National Western Life Group, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do National Western Life Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NWLI fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.82b
Earnings (TTM)US$155.73m
Revenue (TTM)US$748.30m
11.7x
P/E Ratio
2.4x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NWLI income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$748.30m
Cost of RevenueUS$326.23m
Gross ProfitUS$422.07m
Other ExpensesUS$266.34m
EarningsUS$155.73m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)42.83
Gross Margin56.40%
Net Profit Margin20.81%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did NWLI perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.07%
Current Dividend Yield
0.8405%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/07/09 08:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/07/09 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

National Western Life Group, Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.