Westwood Holdings Group Inc Common Stock (WHG)

FairStock Score: 44/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a value investor, I start with the business. Westwood is a small asset manager, 148 employees, serving advisory and trust clients. Moat? Asset management can be sticky but is competitive; no obvious wide moat in these numbers. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-06-30, had revenue $25.3M and net income $1.5M, EPS $0.17, a 5.99% margin. That is an improvement over fiscal Q2 2025 ended 2025-06-30, when revenue was $23.1M and net income $1.0M, EPS $0.12. But the trend is uneven: fiscal Q3 2025 ended 2025-09-30 earned $3.7M, while fiscal Q1 2026 ended 2026-03-31 earned only $782,000. On a full-year basis, fiscal FY2025 ended 2025-12-31 had revenue $97.8M and net income $7.1M, up from fiscal FY2024 ended 2024-12-31 revenue $94.7M and net income $2.2M. Financial health is solid: debt/equity 0.10, Altman Z 4.37, FCF $16.6M and FCF yield 9.1%. But returns are modest—ROE 6.31%, ROCE 1.97%—and the latest profit margin is thin. At the $19.07 close on 2026-10-13, P/E 21.92, P/B 1.28, EV/EBITDA 20.30. Graham Number $16.10 gives negative margin of safety -18.45%. PEG 0.45 and 3.19% dividend yield are supports, but I need repeated earnings, not a single turnaround. FairStock labels it TURNAROUND, returned to profit after a loss within the last 3 years.

In plain English: Westwood manages investments and trust services for clients. The business is small, carries little debt, and generates cash, but profits have been uneven and the latest profit margin is thin. At $19.07 on 2026-10-13, the shares look a little expensive compared with profits and net assets, while cash flow and the dividend provide some support.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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