Midwest Professional Planners LTD. Sells 234 Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. $WTM

Midwest Professional Planners LTD. decreased its position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE:WTM) by 37.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 388 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 234 shares during the quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s holdings in White Mountains Insurance Group were worth $806,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of WTM. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group by 0.9% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 157,217 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $262,792,000 after buying an additional 1,464 shares during the last quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP boosted its position in White Mountains Insurance Group by 40.5% in the third quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 107,851 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $180,275,000 after purchasing an additional 31,070 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,241 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $102,789,000 after buying an additional 2,297 shares during the last quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 22,606 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $37,787,000 after buying an additional 1,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp purchased a new position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group during the 4th quarter valued at $38,545,000. Institutional investors own 88.65% of the company’s stock.

White Mountains Insurance Group Price Performance

WTM opened at $2,137.51 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $2,205.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $2,110.95. White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. has a 12-month low of $1,648.00 and a 12-month high of $2,333.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.26 and a beta of 0.32.

White Mountains Insurance Group (NYSE:WTM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The insurance provider reported ($12.59) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($4.00) by ($8.59). The company had revenue of $517.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $515.40 million. White Mountains Insurance Group had a net margin of 28.44% and a return on equity of 9.19%.

White Mountains Insurance Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 16th. This represents a yield of 5.0%. White Mountains Insurance Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.25%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered White Mountains Insurance Group from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered White Mountains Insurance Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

About White Mountains Insurance Group

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. is a Bermuda-based diversified insurance and financial services holding company organized in 1985 and headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. The company operates through a portfolio of insurance, reinsurance and specialty finance businesses, offering a blend of underwriting expertise and investment management to institutional clients worldwide. As a publicly traded entity on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WTM), White Mountains seeks to generate long-term shareholder value by combining disciplined capital management with strategic acquisitions and organic growth initiatives.

Through its principal operating subsidiaries—most notably Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd.