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After finishing at $167.33 in the prior trading day, Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: THG) closed at $166.92, down -0.25%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.3 million shares were traded. THG stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $166.075.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of THG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
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, Morgan Stanley on December 05, 2024, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $170.
On November 21, 2024, Janney Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $176.
On November 16, 2023, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $135.Oppenheimer initiated its Outperform rating on November 16, 2023, with a $135 target price.
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 May 23 ’25 when Carlin Jane D sold 977 shares for $167.81 per share. The transaction valued at 163,950 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Salvatore Bryan J sold 10,526 shares of THG for $1,753,605 on May 07 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 25,864 shares after completing the transaction at $166.60 per share. On May 07 ’25, another insider, Salvatore Bryan J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,526 shares for $166.59 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, THG now has a Market Capitalization of 6009870848 and an Enterprise Value of 6464346112. As of this moment, Hanover’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.028 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.998.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for THG is 0.47, which has changed by 0.34504437 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, THG has reached a high of $178.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $120.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.64%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 247.62K shares per day over the past 3-months and 207990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 36.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 35.56M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.19% stake in the company. Shares short for THG as of 1748563200 were 574837 with a Short Ratio of 2.32, compared to 1745971200 on 476900. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 574837 and a Short% of Float of 1.7999999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, THG’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.5, compared to 3.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02091675The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.32.
