Westwood Holdings Group - WHG Stock Forecast, Price & News

Westwood Holdings Group's stock was trading at $11.1337 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, WHG stock has increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $12.95.
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Westwood Holdings Group saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,900 shares, an increase of 45.3% from the December 31st total of 7,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 8th 2023.
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Westwood Holdings Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 26th. Investors of record on Friday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Tuesday, January 3rd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.63%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 1st.
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Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.63%. WHG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 352.94%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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15 employees have rated Westwood Holdings Group Chief Executive Officer Brian O. Casey on Glassdoor.com. Brian O. Casey has an approval rating of 32% among the company's employees. This puts Brian O. Casey in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Westwood Holdings Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WHG."

Westwood Holdings Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include North Star Investment Management Corp. (2.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian O Casey, Fabian Gomez, Jcp Investment Management, Llc, Leah Bennett, Richard M Frank and Susan M Byrne.
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One share of WHG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.95.

Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) has a market capitalization of $108.91 million and generates $73.05 million in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $9.76 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.17 on an earnings per share basis.

Westwood Holdings Group's mailing address is 200 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX, 75201. The official website for the company is www.westwoodgroup.com. The asset manager can be reached via phone at 214-756-6900, via email at ir@westwoodgroup.com, or via fax at 214-756-6979.