Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) CEO Sells $307,255.46 in Stock

14 Mar 2026, 01:10 by Sarita Garza · The Markets Daily

Westwood Holdings Group Inc (NYSE:WHG – Get Free Report) CEO Brian Casey sold 18,943 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.22, for a total transaction of $307,255.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 530,610 shares in the company, valued at $8,606,494.20. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Westwood Holdings Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WHG traded up $0.27 during trading on Friday, reaching $15.78. 13,759 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,562. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.09. Westwood Holdings Group Inc has a 12-month low of $14.37 and a 12-month high of $18.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.59 million, a PE ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.72.

Westwood Holdings Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. Westwood Holdings Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 75.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Westwood Holdings Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Westwood Holdings Group currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new stake in shares of Westwood Holdings Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $7,638,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Westwood Holdings Group by 141.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 161,205 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,515,000 after purchasing an additional 94,311 shares in the last quarter. Settian Capital LP increased its holdings in Westwood Holdings Group by 9.4% during the third quarter. Settian Capital LP now owns 470,515 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $7,759,000 after buying an additional 40,507 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in Westwood Holdings Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $366,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new position in Westwood Holdings Group in the first quarter worth approximately $213,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 56.64% of the company’s stock.

Westwood Holdings Group Company Profile

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Westwood Holdings Group, Inc is an independent, publicly traded asset management firm founded in 1983 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the company offers a range of investment advisory services tailored to institutional, retail, and high-net-worth clients. Westwood’s disciplined, value-oriented approach guides its research process across equity and fixed-income markets, with an emphasis on fundamental analysis and long-term risk management.