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GNWGenworth Financial IncSell4.7·$8.96+1.13%
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Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) Stock Analysis

Breakout setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Financial Services · Insurance - Life

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.96: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.

Genworth Financial provides private mortgage insurance via majority-owned Enact Holdings (NYSE: ACT) and is developing CareScout aging-care services; legacy Closed Block runs off LTC/life/annuity products. Enact contributed $407M in capital returns to Genworth in 2025; CareScout... Read more

$8.96+4.4% A.UpsideScore 4.7/10#13 of 15 Insurance - Life
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield29.57%
Stop $8.60Target $9.35(analyst − 15%)A.R:R 0.6:1
Analyst target$11.00+22.8%1 analysts
Range unavailable (1 analysts)

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.96: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 54, MACD bullish. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 43d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

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About Genworth Financial Inc

About Genworth Financial Inc

Genworth Financial reported two operating segments in 2025: Enact, the publicly traded private mortgage insurance operation (Nasdaq: ACT) that serves lenders across all 50 states and delivered $407 million in capital returns to the parent, and Closed Block, which holds a $44.1 billion liability for future policy benefits from legacy long-term care, life, and annuity contracts in runoff. Genworth Financial repurchased $828 million of its common stock from May 2022 through February 20, 2026, with a $350 million program authorized in September 2025.

Enact earns premium revenue on primary and pool mortgage insurance issued to residential mortgage originators—including large money center banks, non-bank lenders, national and local mortgage bankers, and credit unions—primarily covering loans above an 80% loan-to-value threshold originated for sale to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Enact's largest single lender customer represented 22% of new insurance written and 12% of total revenues in 2025; the top-five lender customers collectively generated 33% of new insurance written. The Closed Block segment operates as a self-sustaining runoff book relying on a multi-year in-force rate action plan—approximately $34.5 billion in cumulative net present value economic benefit from rate increases and benefit reductions approved since 2012—to fund policyholder obligations. CareScout Services invested approximately $50 million in 2025 to expand its network to roughly 790 home care providers, while CareScout Insurance received $85 million in capital after launching its individual long-term care product in October 2025.

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Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York (GLICNY), regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), represents the most consequential regulatory jurisdiction within the Closed Block. GLICNY's 2025 asset adequacy analysis—which included a conditional NYDFS approval of one in-force rate action but no assumption for future filings—produced a positive margin, allowing the company to avoid additional statutory reserve increases and post a Company Action Level RBC ratio of 207% at December 31, 2025. If the NYDFS disapproves future in-force rate action filings, or disallows their inclusion in asset adequacy assumptions, GLICNY could be required to significantly increase statutory reserves, which may weigh on the holding company's capital allocation flexibility.

See also: Financial Services · Insurance - Life

From Genworth Financial Inc's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-06-17

Recent Developments — Genworth Financial Inc

Generated 2026-06-17T08:41:50Z.

TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Jul 29, 202643d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)17.0
P/E (Fwd)24.6
Mkt Cap$3.4B
EV/EBITDA8.2
Profit Mgn3.0%
ROE3.5%
Rev Growth-0.5%
Beta0.87
DividendNone
Rating analysts6

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

Options Flow

P/C0.54bullish
IV84%elevated
Max Pain$10+11.6% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • LOWCustomerlargest customer12%
    10-K Item 1: 'Enact's largest customer accounted for 22% of its new insurance written and 12% of its total revenues'
  • MEDIUMCustomerlargest five lender customers33%
    10-K Item 1: 'Enact's largest five lender customers generated 33% of its new insurance written in 2025'

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Revenue shrinking — -0.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Earnings Growth
0.3
Revenue Growth
2.4
Declining revenue: -0%

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
2.0
Growth Rank
2.0
Value Rank
5.1

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Roa
0.3
Roe
1.2
Net Margin
1.5
Operating Margin
3.1
Moat
4.6
Current Ratio
5.0
Piotroski F
6.7
Fcf Quality
10.0
Excellent cash conversion: 465% FCF/NINo competitive moat
GatesA.R:R 0.6 < 1.5@spotMomentum 7.2>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 43d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARBreakoutSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
54 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $8.27Resistance $9.34

Price Targets

$9
$9
A.Upside+4.4%
A.R:R0.6:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)
! asymmetry at 0.6 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

B
B
M
M
2/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-07-29 (43d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is GNW stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.96: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 54, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $8.60. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the GNW stock price target?

Take-profit target: $9.35 (+4.4% upside). Prior stop was $8.60. Stop-loss: $8.60.

What are the risks of investing in GNW?

Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0).

Is GNW overvalued or undervalued?

Genworth Financial Inc trades at a P/E of 17.0 (forward 24.6). TrendMatrix value score: 6.3/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about GNW?

6 analysts cover GNW with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $11.

What does Genworth Financial Inc do?Genworth Financial provides private mortgage insurance via majority-owned Enact Holdings (NYSE: ACT) and is developing...

Genworth Financial provides private mortgage insurance via majority-owned Enact Holdings (NYSE: ACT) and is developing CareScout aging-care services; legacy Closed Block runs off LTC/life/annuity products. Enact contributed $407M in capital returns to Genworth in 2025; CareScout expanded its network to ~790 home care providers with 1,000+ locations nationally.

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