How to buy National Western Life Insurance stock (NWLI)

National Western Life Insurance is an insurance - life business based in the US. National Western Life Insurance shares (NWLI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. National Western Life Insurance employs 276 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $748.3 million.

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National Western Life Insurance stock price (NASDAQ: NWLI)

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National Western Life Insurance shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-09-08.

52-week range	$480.00 - $499.99
50-day moving average more info button	$491.91
200-day moving average more info button	$484.56
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio more info button	11.3503
Dividend yield more info button	$0.36 (0.07%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$44.05

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Is National Western Life Insurance stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

National Western Life Insurance's P/E ratio

National Western Life Insurance's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, National Western Life Insurance shares trade at around 11x 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.

National Western Life Insurance's EBITDA

National Western Life Insurance's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $217.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a National Western Life Insurance's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

National Western Life Insurance financials

Revenue TTM	$748.3 million
Operating margin TTM	47.21%
Gross profit TTM	$261.9 million
Return on assets TTM	1.04%
Return on equity TTM	6.49%
Profit margin	20.81%
Book value	$686.73
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

National Western Life Insurance share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 1.01% of net profits

Recently National Western Life Insurance has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), National Western Life Insurance shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In National Western Life Insurance's case, that would currently equate to about $0.36 per share.

While National Western Life Insurance's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that National Western Life Insurance is investing more in its future growth.

National Western Life Insurance's most recent dividend payout was on 30 November 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 November 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

National Western Life Insurance share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, National Western Life Insurance's shares have ranged in value from as little as $480 up to $499.99. 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 National Western Life Insurance's is 0.745. This would suggest that National Western Life Insurance's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

National Western Life Insurance overview

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. It also engages in the real estate and other investment activities. It markets and distributes its insurance products primarily through independent national marketing organizations. National Western Life Group, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of National Western Life Insurance is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.354% of National Western Life Insurance shares are held by insiders and 87.905% by institutions. How many people work for National Western Life Insurance?
Latest data suggests 276 work at National Western Life Insurance. When does the fiscal year end for National Western Life Insurance?
National Western Life Insurance's fiscal year ends in December. Where is National Western Life Insurance based?
National Western Life Insurance's address is: Building 3, Austin, TX, United States, 78759-5415 What is National Western Life Insurance's ISIN number?
National Western Life Insurance's international securities identification number is: US6385171029 What is National Western Life Insurance's CUSIP number?
National Western Life Insurance's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 638522102