Old Republic International (ORI) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Old Republic International in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" ORI shares.
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2 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Old Republic International's shares. Their ORI share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $29.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $28.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.4% from the stock's current price.
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Old Republic International's stock was trading at $24.15 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, ORI stock has increased by 2.2% and is now trading at $24.69.
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Old Republic International saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,950,000 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the April 15th total of 3,390,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,540,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023.
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Old Republic International Co. (NYSE:ORI) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 27th. The insurance provider reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.19. The insurance provider earned $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.86 billion. Old Republic International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.55% and a net margin of 7.60%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share.

Old Republic International announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.244 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.95%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 2nd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) stock in their portfolio include Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF (TPMN), Adaptiv Select ETF (ADPV), Leatherback Long/Short Alternative Yield ETF (LBAY), USCF Dividend Income Fund (UDI), Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ETF (GLRY), SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) and ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL).

Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.97%. ORI has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 42 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 49.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ORI will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.20% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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14 employees have rated Old Republic International Chief Executive Officer Aldo C. Zucaro on Glassdoor.com. Aldo C. Zucaro has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Aldo C. Zucaro in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Old Republic International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ORI."

Old Republic International's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.68%), State Street Corp (8.38%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.99%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.66%), FMR LLC (2.45%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.81%). Insiders that own company stock include Aldo C Zucaro, Barbara Adachi, Charles J Kovaleski, Charles J Kovaleski, Karl W Mueller, Karl W Mueller, Lisa J Caldwell, Michael Denard Kennedy, Rande Keith Yeager, Stephen J Oberst, Steven J Bateman, Steven R Walker and Thomas Dare.
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Shares of ORI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ORI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.69.

Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) has a market capitalization of $7.23 billion and generates $8.08 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $686.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.97 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 9,500 workers across the globe.

Old Republic International's mailing address is 307 N MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO IL, 60601. The official website for the company is www.oldrepublic.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (312) 346-8100, via email at investorrelations@oldrepublic.com, or via fax at 312-726-0309.