Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW)Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Glen Allen, United States | NYSE
9.98 USD
+0.05
(0.504%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.98 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Genworth is currently fractured by a lack of shareholder returns and a precarious leadership transition. Despite trading at a bargain valuation relative to book value and showing a positive multi-year price trajectory, the company has paid no dividends for the last five years, offering zero income to investors. This omission is particularly damaging given the company's massive debt load, which dwarfs its cash reserves, leaving little room for error in its capital structure. The recent appointment of an interim CEO adds a layer of uncertainty that typically depresses valuations and hampers strategic execution. While the stock has rallied significantly over the last decade, the absence of a reliable payout mechanism and the looming executive shake-up suggest that the market is pricing in a period of stagnation rather than the robust growth required to justify a premium. Investors seeking capital appreciation may find the low beta and defensive positioning attractive, but the lack of yield and management continuity makes this a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.091925 |
| MSTL | 0.098515 |
| AutoETS | 0.100473 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.100474 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 14.35 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.232 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.96 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2008-10-07 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2008-10-07 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 23.338 |
| Revenue per Share | 18.757 |
| Market Cap | 3,770,953,216 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.57 |
| Forward P/E | 9.07 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
| Profit Margins | 2.87% |
| Website | https://www.genworth.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 8.0 and 9.0) across near-term expirations, creating a significant barrier to downside movement. While there is some volume in deep out-of-the-money calls, the overwhelming presence of put writing suggests a consensus expectation of continued volatility or further weakness rather than a breakout. Implied volatility remains relatively low, indicating complacency regarding immediate risk.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-08 | 0.100 | 2.127660 |
| 2008-07-09 | 0.100 | 0.576369 |
| 2008-04-09 | 0.100 | 0.428816 |
| 2008-01-09 | 0.100 | 0.419463 |
| 2007-10-10 | 0.100 | 0.332005 |
| 2007-07-10 | 0.090 | 0.266667 |
| 2007-04-10 | 0.090 | 0.259067 |
| 2007-01-10 | 0.090 | 0.261097 |
| 2006-10-10 | 0.090 | 0.256410 |
| 2006-07-10 | 0.075 | 0.214654 |
| 2006-04-10 | 0.075 | 0.223480 |
| 2006-01-10 | 0.075 | 0.217265 |
| 2005-10-07 | 0.075 | 0.242876 |
| 2005-07-08 | 0.065 | 0.201550 |
| 2005-04-08 | 0.065 | 0.236364 |
| 2005-01-10 | 0.065 | 0.250192 |
| 2004-10-07 | 0.065 | 0.266612 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.17966902 |
| Address1 | 11,011 West Broad Street |
| All Time High | 37.16 |
| All Time Low | 0.7 |
| Ask | 10.07 |
| Ask Size | 16,500 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,247,310 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,847,138 |
| Average Volume | 2,847,138 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,247,310 |
| Beta | 0.858 |
| Bid | 9.97 |
| Bid Size | 7,000 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 23.144 |
| City | Glen Allen |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.98 |
| Current Ratio | 10.675 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 10.05 |
| Day Low | 9.914 |
| Debt To Equity | 23.338 |
| Display Name | Genworth Financial |
| Dividend Date | 1,225,065,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,024,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,024,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.078 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,254,400 |
| Ebitda | 516,500,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.708 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.679 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,013,953,536 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.1 |
| Eps Forward | 1.1 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.51 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,223,424,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.739 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.24099922 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024745787 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.966902 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.3000002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.029182898 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.84 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.1399994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2729591 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.84 - 10.28 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,085,491,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.09 |
| Float Shares | 369,073,557 |
| Forward Eps | 1.1 |
| Forward P E | 9.072726 |
| Free Cashflow | 673,625,024 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,100 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0499992 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.503517 |
| Fullday Price | 9.98 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.06625 |
| Gross Profits | 489,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.018550001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90511 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 377,851,037 |
| Industry | Insurance - Life |
| Industry Disp | Insurance - Life |
| Industry Key | insurance-life |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,223,424,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Genworth Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage and long-term care insurance products in the United States. It operates through two segments: Enact and Closed Block. The company offers primary mortgage, and mortgage insurance products, and contract underwriting services. It also provides long-term care insurance products that are intended to protect against the significant and escalating costs of long-term care services provided in the insured's home, assisted living, and nursing facilities. In addition, the company offers protection and retirement income products, that includes traditional and non-traditional life insurance, such as term, universal and term universal life insurance, corporate-owned life insurance, and funding agreements; fixed annuities; and variable annuities. It distributes its products through sales force, sales representatives, and digital marketing programs. Genworth Financial, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. |
| Long Name | Genworth Financial, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,770,953,216 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8598029 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 202,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,752,060,797 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 9.96 |
| Operating Cashflow | 430,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.07248 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.31 |
| Phone | 804 281 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 9.98 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,956,800 |
| Previous Close | 9.93 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.072726 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.43121326 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.5109 |
| Profit Margins | 0.028719999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.104 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0499992 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.503517 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.05 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.914 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.914 - 10.05 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.96 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.93 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,871,988 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0034999999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.033970002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.053 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.757 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 377,851,037 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0225 |
| Shares Short | 8,489,362 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,665,851 |
| Short Name | Genworth Financial Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0339 |
| Short Ratio | 2.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | GNW |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.0 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,072,999,936 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.486 |
| Total Debt | 2,279,000,064 |
| Total Revenue | 7,381,000,192 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.51 |
| Trailing P E | 19.568626 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.9439 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.0360994 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.11584426 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,871,988 |
| Website | https://www.genworth.com |
| Zip | 23,060 |