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After finishing at $95.41 in the prior trading day, Loews Corp (NYSE: L) closed at $95.58, up 0.18%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. L stock price reached its highest trading level at $95.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $94.86.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of L by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.

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, 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:

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 Jun 20 ’25 when ANTHONY WELTERS bought 6,957 shares for $88.65 per share.

BERMAN ANN E sold 1,273 shares of L for $113,068 on Jun 02 ’25. The Director now owns 6,286 shares after completing the transaction at $88.82 per share. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, DIKER CHARLES M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,274 shares for $88.37 each. As a result, the insider received 112,583 and left with 21,194 shares of the company.

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 19825776640 and an Enterprise Value of 24124815360. As of this moment, Loews’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.336 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.607.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for L is 0.73, which has changed by 0.21033299 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, L has reached a high of $95.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.11%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 802.16K shares per day over the past 3-months and 698520 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 207.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 171.27M. Insiders hold about 17.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.96% stake in the company. Shares short for L as of 1753920000 were 2259748 with a Short Ratio of 2.82, compared to 1751241600 on 2198272. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2259748 and a Short% of Float of 1.35.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, L’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.25, compared to 0.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0026202702The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.41. The current Payout Ratio is 3.90% for L, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-09 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.