What is DOWLING & PARTN’s Forecast for WTM FY2026 Earnings?

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE:WTM) – Research analysts at DOWLING & PARTN upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of White Mountains Insurance Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $134.00 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $115.00. The consensus estimate for White Mountains Insurance Group’s current full-year earnings is $115.00 per share.

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 firm had revenue of $517.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $515.40 million. White Mountains Insurance Group had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 28.44%.

WTM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded White Mountains Insurance Group from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Wall Street Zen cut White Mountains Insurance Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of White Mountains Insurance Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, White Mountains Insurance Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

White Mountains Insurance Group Price Performance

Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group stock opened at $2,182.44 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $2,091.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $2,136.55. White Mountains Insurance Group has a twelve month low of $1,648.00 and a twelve 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 $5.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.37 and a beta of 0.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in White Mountains Insurance Group by 86.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,322 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $7,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,999 shares in the last quarter. Triad Investment Management acquired a new stake in White Mountains Insurance Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,294,000. Cove Street Capital LLC grew its position in White Mountains Insurance Group by 128.5% in the third quarter. Cove Street Capital LLC now owns 1,083 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,810,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp acquired a new position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group during the fourth quarter worth $38,545,000. Finally, Lecap Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of White Mountains Insurance Group during the fourth quarter worth $707,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.65% of the company’s stock.

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.