Roth Capital Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for TRV

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) – Analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Travelers Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.78 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.13. The consensus estimate for Travelers Companies’ current full-year earnings is $20.57 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Travelers Companies’ FY2025 earnings at $17.25 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $278.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $244.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $213.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. HSBC raised shares of Travelers Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Travelers Companies from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $278.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $260.47.

Travelers Companies Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE:TRV opened at $243.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Travelers Companies has a 12 month low of $200.21 and a 12 month high of $269.55. The company has a market cap of $55.22 billion, a PE ratio of 11.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $243.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $240.44.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $9.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.50 by $2.65. The company had revenue of $12.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.80 billion. Travelers Companies had a net margin of 10.77% and a return on equity of 19.06%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $7.01 earnings per share.

Travelers Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.05 per share. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Travelers Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.56%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Travelers Companies news, EVP Maria Olivo sold 10,410 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.80, for a total value of $2,725,338.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 111,162 shares in the company, valued at $29,102,211.60. The trade was a 8.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Vice Chairman William H. Heyman sold 3,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.80, for a total transaction of $990,352.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 250,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,301,683.20. The trade was a 1.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Travelers Companies

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new stake in shares of Travelers Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $31,372,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,377,966 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $813,704,000 after buying an additional 243,484 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 4,389 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,057,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 31,577 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $7,607,000 after buying an additional 2,710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stonehaven Wealth & Tax Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Travelers Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $316,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.45% of the company’s stock.

Travelers Companies Company Profile

The Travelers Companies, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance.