The Market cap of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG is $1.46B
Market capitalization is the market value at a point in time of the shares outstanding of a publicly traded company, being equal to the share price at that point of time times the number of shares outstanding.
= outstanding shares * previous day’s close
As outstanding stock is bought and sold in public markets, capitalization could be used as an indicator of public opinion of a company's net worth and is a determining factor in some forms of stock valuation.
Market capitalization is used by the investment community in ranking the size of companies, as opposed to sales or total asset figures. It is also used in ranking the relative size of stock exchanges, being a measure of the sum of the market capitalizations of all companies listed on each stock exchange. In performing such rankings, the market capitalizations are calculated at some significant date, such as 30 June or 31 December.
The total capitalization of stock markets or economic regions may be compared with other economic indicators. The total market capitalization of all publicly traded companies in the world was US$51.2 trillion in January 2007 and rose as high as US$57.5 trillion in May 2008 before dropping below US$50 trillion in August 2008 and slightly above US$40 trillion in September 2008. In 2014 and 2015, global market capitalization was US$68 trillion and US$67 trillion, respectively.
Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in Germany, the Czech Republic, and internationally. It operates through Housing, Life and Health Insurance, Property/Casualty Insurance, and All Other segments. The Housing segment offers home loan savings and banking products primarily for retail customers, such as home loan savings contracts, bridging loans, and mortgage loans. The Life and Health Insurance segment provides life and health insurance products for individuals and groups, including classic and unit-linked life and annuity insurance, term insurance, classic and unit-linked Riester and basic pensions, and occupational disability insurance, as well as full and supplementary private health insurance and nursing care insurance. The Property/Casualty Insurance segment offers various insurance products for retail and corporate customers, including general liability, casualty, motor, household, residential building, legal expenses, transport, and technical insurance. The All Other segment provides asset management and property development services; and markets home loan savings and banking products. The company distributes its products and services through partners, brokers, and its mobile sales force, as well as through online sales channels. Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.