Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Travelers Companies (TRV)

Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/27/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $268.00 to $275.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $278.00 to $287.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $310.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $259.00.
• 1/24/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $275.00 to $297.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $213.00 to $225.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Travelers Companies had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $268.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $273.00.
• 1/23/2025 – Travelers Companies was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/14/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $217.00 to $213.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $273.00 to $268.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2025 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/8/2025 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $278.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $295.00 to $278.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Travelers Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $280.00 to $259.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/28/2024 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/20/2024 – Travelers Companies was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/11/2024 – Travelers Companies had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $217.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $256.00.
• 12/10/2024 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/10/2024 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/10/2024 – Travelers Companies was upgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $290.00 price target on the stock.

Travelers Companies Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Travelers Companies stock opened at $244.29 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $55.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.38, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.64. The Travelers Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $200.21 and a 1 year high of $269.55. The company’s fifty day moving average is $246.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.89.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $9.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.50 by $2.65. Travelers Companies had a return on equity of 19.06% and a net margin of 10.77%. The firm had revenue of $12.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.01 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that The Travelers Companies, Inc. will post 20.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Travelers Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $1.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. Travelers Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Travelers Companies

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Travelers Companies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its holdings in Travelers Companies by 39.1% in the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 160 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in Travelers Companies in the third quarter valued at $41,000. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of Travelers Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Travelers Companies during the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. 82.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.