NASDAQ:NAVG - Navigators Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Navigators Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NAVG."

Navigators Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 25th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Monday, March 11th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 22nd. View Navigators Group's Dividend History.

Shares of Navigators Group split before market open on Friday, January 20th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, December 6th 2016. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, January 19th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Navigators Group stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Navigators Group Inc (NASDAQ:NAVG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The insurance provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.52. The insurance provider had revenue of $374.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $373.96 million. Navigators Group had a return on equity of 7.27% and a net margin of 6.54%. View Navigators Group's Earnings History.

3 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Navigators Group's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Navigators Group's stock price to reach $70.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Navigators Group.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Navigators Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Navigators Group.

Press coverage about NAVG stock has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Navigators Group earned a media sentiment score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Navigators Group include RenaissanceRe (RNR), Kemper (KMPR), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Enstar Group (ESGR), RLI (RLI), Mercury General (MCY), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), AmTrust Financial Services (AFSI), National General (NGHC), ASPEN INS HOLDI/SH (AHL), ProAssurance (PRA), Horace Mann Educators (HMN) and Employers (EIG).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Navigators Group investors own include Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Tesla (TSLA), Rent-A-Center (RCII), First Data (FDC), Endocyte (ECYT), Whiting Petroleum (WLL), Micron Technology (MU) and AmerisourceBergen (ABC).

Navigators Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.02%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.29%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (3.87%), Northern Trust Corp (2.42%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (2.16%) and Water Island Capital LLC (1.80%). Company insiders that own Navigators Group stock include Carl L Bach III, Colin Sprott, Patricia H Roberts, R Scott Eisdorfer, Stanley A Galanski and Vincent C Tizzio. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Navigators Group.

NAVG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Spring Creek Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Comerica Bank, Citigroup Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., Natixis Advisors L.P. and Squarepoint Ops LLC. Company insiders that have sold Navigators Group company stock in the last year include Carl L Bach III and Colin Sprott. View Insider Buying and Selling for Navigators Group.

NAVG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Water Island Capital LLC, Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P, Bank of America Corp DE, Gabelli Funds LLC, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Kassirer Asset Management Corp, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Navigators Group.

Shares of NAVG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NAVG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.76.

Navigators Group has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion and generates $1.31 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $40.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.16 on an earnings per share basis. Navigators Group employs 732 workers across the globe.

The official website for Navigators Group is http://www.navg.com.

Navigators Group's mailing address is 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD CT, 06901. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 203-905-6090 or via email at [email protected]