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Loews (L) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$109.71 -0.11 (-0.10%)
As of 08/28/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About Loews Stock (NYSE:L)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$109.54
$110.58
50-Day Range
$108.15
$119.64
52-Week Range
$95.10
$121.01
Volume
490,543 shs
Average Volume
614,463 shs
Market Capitalization
$22.43 billion
P/E Ratio
13.44
Dividend Yield
0.23%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is a diversified holding company that owns and operates businesses across insurance, hospitality, energy-related operations and other industrial and investment activities. The company holds controlling and significant minority interests in subsidiaries that run as standalone businesses, with corporate oversight focused on capital allocation, risk management and long-term value creation for shareholders.

One of Loews’ principal businesses is insurance, conducted through CNA Financial, a commercial property and casualty insurer that underwrites a range of business insurance products for corporate and institutional clients. The company also owns and operates Loews Hotels & Co., a hospitality business that develops, owns and manages full-service hotels and resorts in major U.S. cities and resort markets. In addition to insurance and hospitality, Loews maintains energy-related and other industrial investments, and it pursues opportunities across public and private markets through its investment activities.

Loews is headquartered in New York City and conducts business primarily in the United States while its insurance and investment activities have broader, sometimes international, exposure through reinsurance and client relationships. The company is family-controlled and has been guided by members of the Tisch family; James S. Tisch serves as chief executive, overseeing strategic direction and corporate governance across the Loews group.

Loews’ operating approach emphasizes active management of its subsidiaries, disciplined capital allocation and a long-term perspective on building enterprise value. Its structure as a holding company allows individual businesses to operate with operational autonomy while benefiting from centralized financial oversight and strategic coordination at the corporate level.

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Loews Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Loews scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 681st out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Loews is 13.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.20.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Loews is 13.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.74.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Loews has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Loews' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.49% of the float of Loews has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Loews has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.39.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Loews has recently decreased by 5.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Loews has a dividend yield of 0.23%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Loews does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Loews is 3.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Loews' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Loews has a news sentiment score of 1.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Loews this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    15 people have searched for L on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Loews to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Loews insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    19.00% of the stock of Loews is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    58.33% of the stock of Loews is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Loews' insider trading history.
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L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Loews' stock was trading at $105.34 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, L shares have increased by 4.1% and is now trading at $109.71.

Loews Corporation (NYSE:L) announced its earnings results on Monday, August, 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The insurance provider had revenue of $4.73 billion for the quarter. Loews had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.60% and a net margin of 9.02%.

Top institutional shareholders of Loews include California State Teachers Retirement System (24.38%), BlackRock Inc. (7.01%), Ancora Advisors LLC (1.02%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew H Tisch, Jonathan M Tisch, Richard Waldo Scott, Walter L Harris, Jonathan C Locker, Charles M Diker, Marc A Alpert, Mark S Schwartz, Dino Robusto, Anthony Welters and Ann E Berman.
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Shares of L stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Loews investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/9 Dividend
5/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/9 Dividend
5/27/2026
Dividend Payable
6/09/2026
Last Earnings
8/03/2026
Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/19/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/19/2026
Today
8/30/2026
Dividend Payable
9/01/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/02/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Insurance
Sub-Industry
Multi-line Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:L
CIK
60086
Employees
13,100
Year Founded
1969

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.16
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.44
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.67 billion
Net Margins
9.02%
Pretax Margin
12.33%
Return on Equity
8.60%
Return on Assets
1.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.44
Current Ratio
0.36
Quick Ratio
0.36

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$18.45 billion
Price / Sales
1.22
Cash Flow
$10.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.96
Book Value
$97.99 per share
Price / Book
1.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
204,430,000
Free Float
165,587,000
Market Cap
$22.43 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.52

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This page (NYSE:L) was last updated on 8/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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