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The price of Loews Corp (NYSE: L) closed at $103.6 in the last session, up 0.81% from day before closing price of $102.77. In other words, the price has increased by $0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. L stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.83.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at L’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on November 02, 2016, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $43 from $42 previously.
On August 06, 2015, Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $48 to $44.
Deutsche Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on March 24, 2014, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $53 to $51.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 15 ’25 when TISCH ANDREW H sold 50,000 shares for $105.07 per share. The transaction valued at 5,253,500 led to the insider holds 12,909,642 shares of the business.
SCOTT RICHARD WALDO sold 1,000 shares of L for $104,740 on Dec 11 ’25. The SVP & Chief Investment Officer now owns 32,901 shares after completing the transaction at $104.74 per share. On Dec 11 ’25, another insider, RICHARD W SCOTT, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $104.74 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, L now has a Market Capitalization of 21489375232 and an Enterprise Value of 25353930752. As of this moment, Loews’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.388 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.707.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for L is 0.61, which has changed by 0.19388938 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, L has reached a high of $109.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.29%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, L traded on average about 770.75K shares per day over the past 3-months and 628310 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 206.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.67M. Insiders hold about 17.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.89% stake in the company. Shares short for L as of 1767139200 were 3037328 with a Short Ratio of 3.94, compared to 1764288000 on 2123683. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3037328 and a Short% of Float of 1.82.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for L is 0.25, which was 0.25 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0024326167. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.38. The current Payout Ratio is 3.90% for L, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-26 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-26. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-09 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
