NYSE:RGA - Reinsurance Group of America Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Reinsurance Group of America trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RGA."

Reinsurance Group of America announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share on Tuesday, August 28th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 6th. This is a positive change from Reinsurance Group of America's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. View Reinsurance Group of America's Dividend History.

Reinsurance Group of America announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Reinsurance Group of America Inc (NYSE:RGA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The insurance provider reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.04. The insurance provider had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.24 billion. Reinsurance Group of America had a return on equity of 7.99% and a net margin of 13.72%. The company's revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.95 EPS. View Reinsurance Group of America's Earnings History.

Reinsurance Group of America is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Reinsurance Group of America.

8 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Reinsurance Group of America's stock. Their forecasts range from $100.00 to $171.00. On average, they expect Reinsurance Group of America's share price to reach $147.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Reinsurance Group of America.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Reinsurance Group of America in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Reinsurance Group of America.

Some companies that are related to Reinsurance Group of America include SWISS RE Ltd/S (SSREY), AVIVA PLC/ADR (AVVIY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), HANNOVER RUECK/S (HVRRY), Legal & General Group (LGEN), AMP (AMP), Lincoln National (LNC), OLD Mut PLC/ADR (ODMTY), AEGON (AEG), Athene (ATH), Torchmark (TMK), SONY Finl HOLDI/ADR (SNYFY), Voya Financial (VOYA), Scor (SCRYY) and Primerica (PRI).

Media stories about RGA stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Reinsurance Group of America earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.02 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 46.12 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Reinsurance Group of America.

Reinsurance Group of America's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.31%), FMR LLC (3.71%), Boston Partners (3.42%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.78%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.75%) and Earnest Partners LLC (1.64%). Company insiders that own Reinsurance Group of America stock include Alain Neemeh, Alan C Henderson, Anna Manning, Arnoud WA Boot, Christine Rose Detrick, J Cliff Eason, John J Gauthier, John P Laughlin Jr, John W Hayden, Timothy T Matson, Todd C Larson and William L Hutton. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Reinsurance Group of America.

RGA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Russell Investments Group Ltd., LSV Asset Management, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL. Company insiders that have sold Reinsurance Group of America company stock in the last year include Alain Neemeh, Alan C Henderson, Arnoud WA Boot, Christine Rose Detrick, J Cliff Eason and John P Laughlin Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Reinsurance Group of America.

RGA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Voya Investment Management LLC, Nuance Investments LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Natixis, Marshall Wace LLP and Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.. Company insiders that have bought Reinsurance Group of America stock in the last two years include John J Gauthier and Timothy T Matson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Reinsurance Group of America.

Shares of RGA 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 RGA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $143.44.

Reinsurance Group of America has a market capitalization of $8.98 billion and generates $12.52 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.82 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.84 on an earnings per share basis. Reinsurance Group of America employs 2,640 workers across the globe.

Reinsurance Group of America's mailing address is 16600 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD, CHESTERFIELD MO, 63017. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 636-736-7000 or via email at [email protected]