The Navigators Group Company Profile (NASDAQ:NAVG)

About The Navigators Group

The Navigators Group, Inc. is a holding company. The Company is an international insurance company focused on marine insurance. The Company's segments are U.S. Insurance, International Insurance (Int'l Insurance), Global Reinsurance (GlobalRe) and Corporate. The Company's Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance business primarily offers general liability coverage, and umbrella and excess liability coverage to commercial enterprises through its Primary and Excess Casualty divisions. The Company also offers reinsurance products through its GlobalRe business. The Company operates through various subsidiaries, including Navigators Insurance Company (NIC), inclusive of its United Kingdom Branch and Navigators Specialty Insurance Company (NSIC), both of which are the Unites States insurance companies, and Navigators Underwriting Agency Ltd., a Lloyd's of London (Lloyd's) underwriting agency that manages Lloyd's Syndicate 1221 (the Syndicate) in the United Kingdom.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: NAVG
CUSIP: 63890410

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $96.97
50 Day Moving Average: $93.54
200 Day Moving Average: $88.86
52-Week Range: $14,556,000.00 - $74.74
Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.26
Foreward P/E Ratio: 18.90
P/E Growth: 2.58
Market Cap: $1.41B
Outstanding Shares: 14,556,000
Beta: 0.55

Profitability:

Net Margins: 6.69%
Return on Equity: 6.45%
Return on Assets: 1.54%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26%
Current Ratio: 0.45%
Quick Ratio: 0.45%

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Consensus Ratings for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$86.00 (11.31% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Details
5/29/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/20/2015	Macquarie	Upgrade	Underperform -> Neutral	$61.00 -> $79.00

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/3/2016
8/4/2016	Q2	$0.79	$0.81	$270.31 million	$267.90 million	View	Listen
5/5/2016	Q116	$1.22	$1.36	$261.80 million		View	Listen
2/10/2016	Q415	$1.41	$1.19	$250.30 million		View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	$1.32	$1.37	$245.92 million	$268.20 million	View	N/A
8/6/2015	Q215	$1.33	$1.34	$249.54 million	$258.24 million	View	N/A
5/7/2015	Q115	$1.39	$1.43	$282.10 million	$236.13 million	View	N/A
2/11/2015	Q414	$1.24	$1.31	$257.85 million		View	Listen
11/6/2014	Q214	$1.07	$1.79	$251.10 million	$269.20 million	View	N/A
8/7/2014	Q2	$1.05	$1.04	$244.87 million	$231.86 million	View	N/A
5/7/2014	Q1	$0.99	$1.45	$227.93 million	$253.10 million	View	Listen
2/14/2014	Q413	$0.91	$1.13	$221.03 million	$248.70 million	View	Listen
11/8/2013	Q313	$0.74	$1.60	$220.52 million	$224.97 million	View	Listen
8/7/2013	Q2 2013	$0.78	$0.82	$222.78 million	$22.50 million	View	N/A
5/2/2013	Q1 2013	$0.73	$0.75	$217.05 million	$221.37 million	View	N/A
2/13/2013	Q4 2012	($0.32)	$0.59	$219.85 million		View	N/A
11/1/2012	Q312	$0.70	$0.69	$205.96 million	$220.40 million	View	N/A
8/2/2012		$0.73	$0.88			View	N/A
5/3/2012		$0.39	$0.48			View	N/A
2/16/2012		$0.68	$0.70			View	N/A
11/3/2011		$0.65	$0.80			View	N/A
8/4/2011		$0.70	$0.60			View	N/A
5/9/2011		$0.77	$0.77			View	N/A
2/17/2011		$0.25	$0.29			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.74 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.13 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$1.34	$1.34	$1.34
Q2 2016	1	$0.97	$0.97	$0.97
Q3 2016	1	$1.51	$1.51	$1.51
Q4 2016	1	$1.30	$1.30	$1.30
Q1 2017	1	$1.58	$1.58	$1.58
Q2 2017	1	$1.43	$1.43	$1.43
Q3 2017	1	$1.59	$1.59	$1.59
Q4 2017	1	$1.41	$1.41	$1.41

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

Annual Dividend:	$0.36
Dividend Yield:	0.37%
Payout Ratio:	7.14% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 7.59% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 7.02% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/8/2016	quarterly	$0.09	0.39%	8/17/2016	8/19/2016	9/30/2016
5/27/2016	quarterly	$0.09		6/16/2016	6/20/2016	7/15/2016

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 24.20%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 73.33%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/25/2016	R Scott Eisdorfer	SVP	Sell	2,760	$92.44	$255,134.40
2/19/2016	Vincent C. Tizzio	CEO	Sell	2,238	$82.00	$183,516.00
12/15/2015	Terence N. Deeks	Director	Sell	9,142	$85.41	$780,818.22
5/19/2015	Terence N Deeks	Director	Sell	6,856	$77.38	$530,517.28
5/15/2015	Terence N Deeks	Director	Sell	3,144	$77.70	$244,288.80
11/21/2014	H Clay Bassett Jr	SVP	Sell	6,000	$71.87	$431,220.00
2/19/2014	David Platter	Director	Buy	1,500	$61.49	$92,235.00
11/19/2013	Stanley Galanski	CEO	Sell	30,000	$62.60	$1,878,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for The Navigators Group (NASDAQ:NAVG)

Date	Headline
	Navigators : Institutional Investors Q2 2016 Sentiment (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - September 23 at 11:00 AM
	Navigators : Incorporated Shorted Shares Increased By 6.43% (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - September 20 at 11:33 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to The Navigators Group, Inc. : September 15, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - September 15 at 6:24 PM
	Stan Galanski op-ed: Congress must defend insurance system (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.stamfordadvocate.com - September 10 at 5:42 PM
	Navigators Group Restructures Global Claims Leadership With AIG, Chubb Vets (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.carriermanagement.com - August 30 at 9:41 AM
	Navigators Announces Global Claims Leadership (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.publicnow.com - August 25 at 11:29 AM
	Navigators : to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - August 20 at 10:26 AM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC Financials (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - August 17 at 9:30 AM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC : ex-dividend day (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - August 16 at 6:32 PM
	Should You Dump Navigators Group (NAVG) Stock Now? (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.zacks.com - August 10 at 9:28 AM
	Navigators Group (NAVG) Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - August 9 at 6:38 PM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. :NAVG-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 9, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - August 9 at 6:38 PM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC : Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K) (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - August 8 at 6:35 PM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial State (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - August 8 at 6:35 PM
	Edited Transcript of NAVG earnings conference call or presentation 5-Aug-16 12:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - August 6 at 9:13 AM
	The Navigators Group's (NAVG) CEO Stanley Galanski on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NASDAQ:NAVG) seekingalpha.com - August 5 at 6:35 PM
	Navigators Group (NAVG) Tops Q2 EPS by 29c (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.streetinsider.com - August 5 at 9:28 AM
	Navigators posts 2Q profit (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 9:28 AM
	Navigators Group Inc Earnings Call (Q2 2016) (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 6:45 PM
	The Navigators Group Inc.: Navigators Reports Second Quarter 2016 Earnings (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.twst.com - August 4 at 6:45 PM
	Q2 2016 Navigators Group Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 9:33 AM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NAVG-US : July 27, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - July 27 at 8:13 AM
	Navigators Group Inc (NASDAQ:NAVG) Rating Reaffirmed At A.M. Best (NASDAQ:NAVG) marketexclusive.com - July 22 at 9:21 AM
	A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Navigators Insurance Company, Its Subsidiary and The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 10:41 AM
	Navigators May Incur Q2 Catastrophe Loss of $12 Million (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 5:13 PM
	Navigators : Estimates Catastrophe Losses for Second Quarter (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - July 18 at 6:31 PM
	Navigators Estimates Catastrophe Losses for Second Quarter (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.publicnow.com - July 15 at 4:48 PM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NAVG-US : July 11, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - July 11 at 9:10 AM
	Navigators to Release Second Quarter 2016 Results on Thursday, August 4, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.publicnow.com - July 7 at 1:11 PM
	Navigators : Short Interest Increased by 15.94% (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - June 28 at 11:14 AM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : NAVG-US : June 28, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - June 28 at 9:16 AM
	Navigators Group Incorporated (NASDAQ:NAVG) Shorts Decreased by 13.58% After Short Covering (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - June 20 at 6:14 PM
	Stocks Turn South (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.4-traders.com - June 17 at 6:12 PM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NAVG) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.publicnow.com - June 17 at 10:19 AM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - May 31 at 8:02 AM
	Navigators Initiates Dividend (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.publicnow.com - May 26 at 7:07 AM
	7:01 am Navigators Group initiates a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09/share (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - May 26 at 7:01 AM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. :NAVG-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - May 12 at 11:17 AM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - May 6 at 2:42 PM
	Edited Transcript of NAVG earnings conference call or presentation 6-May-16 12:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - May 6 at 11:43 AM
	Navigators posts 1Q profit (NASDAQ:NAVG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 6:34 PM
	Navigators Reports First Quarter 2016 Earnings (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 4:01 PM
	Q1 2016 Navigators Group Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - May 5 at 7:07 AM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : NAVG-US : April 29, 2016 (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - April 29 at 8:36 AM
	The Navigators Group, Inc. Earnings Analysis: Q4, 2015 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:NAVG) www.capitalcube.com - February 12 at 12:25 PM
	NAVIGATORS GROUP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhi (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - February 11 at 5:02 PM
	Edited Transcript of NAVG earnings conference call or presentation 11-Feb-16 1:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - February 11 at 10:18 AM
	Navigators Group Inc Earnings Call scheduled for 8:30 am ET today (NASDAQ:NAVG) biz.yahoo.com - February 11 at 8:30 AM
	Navigators posts 4Q profit (NASDAQ:NAVG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - February 10 at 5:21 PM
	Navigators Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings (NASDAQ:NAVG) finance.yahoo.com - February 10 at 4:01 PM