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After finishing at $252.37 in the prior trading day, Travelers Companies Inc. (NYSE: TRV) closed at $248.67, down -1.47%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. TRV stock price reached its highest trading level at $252.675 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $248.53.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of TRV by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on September 05, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $286.
On July 15, 2024, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $252 to $230.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 28 ’24 when BESSETTE ANDY F bought 4,520 shares for $253.46 per share.
HEYMAN WILLIAM H sold 2,014 shares of TRV for $523,640 on Oct 24 ’24. The Vice Chairman now owns 250,384 shares after completing the transaction at $260.00 per share. On Oct 24 ’24, another insider, HEYMAN WILLIAM H, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,014 shares for $260.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TRV now has a Market Capitalization of 57292820480 and an Enterprise Value of 58231803904. As of this moment, Travelers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.284 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.667.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, TRV has reached a high of $269.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $161.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.82%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1299620 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 228.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 226.10M. Insiders hold about 0.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.63% stake in the company. Shares short for TRV as of 1728950400 were 3396315 with a Short Ratio of 2.90, compared to 1726185600 on 3621294. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3396315 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, TRV’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.1, compared to 4.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016245987The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.26.