Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for TRV Q2 Earnings

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Travelers Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $3.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.26. The consensus estimate for Travelers Companies' current full-year earnings is $17.02 per share.

TRV has been the subject of several other reports. HSBC lowered shares of Travelers Companies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $270.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, March 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $260.00 to $271.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $265.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $270.00 to $267.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $275.00 to $297.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $267.32.

Travelers Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TRV traded down $1.38 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $263.54. 463,418 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,291,590. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $257.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $251.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.27, a PEG ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.33. Travelers Companies has a one year low of $200.21 and a one year high of $273.08.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The insurance provider reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $1.38. The firm had revenue of $10.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.97 billion. Travelers Companies had a return on equity of 19.06% and a net margin of 10.77%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.69 EPS.

Travelers Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. This is an increase from Travelers Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $1.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. Travelers Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.95%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Yoffe Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Travelers Companies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,202,000. Elevate Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Travelers Companies in the fourth quarter worth $4,627,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in Travelers Companies by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH now owns 10,000 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $2,414,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Travelers Companies by 39.5% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 135,957 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $32,646,000 after purchasing an additional 38,515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Travelers Companies by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 49,223 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $11,857,000 after purchasing an additional 2,792 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.45% of the company's stock.

Travelers Companies Company Profile

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.