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 Monday, January 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share on Thursday, February 28th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 6th. View Reinsurance Group of America's Dividend History.

Reinsurance Group of America declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, January 28th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Reinsurance Group of America Inc (NYSE:RGA) released its earnings results on Monday, January, 28th. The insurance provider reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.08. The insurance provider had revenue of $3.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.26 billion. Reinsurance Group of America had a return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 5.56%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.60 earnings per share. View Reinsurance Group of America's Earnings History.

Reinsurance Group of America is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Reinsurance Group of America.

5 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Reinsurance Group of America's shares. Their predictions range from $100.00 to $165.00. On average, they expect Reinsurance Group of America's share price to reach $141.60 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Reinsurance Group of America.

5 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, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Reinsurance Group of America.

News headlines about RGA stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Reinsurance Group of America earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Reinsurance Group of America investors own include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Target (TGT), Procter & Gamble (PG), Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), A. O. Smith (AOS), General Electric (GE), Micron Technology (MU), Walmart (WMT) and Anthem (ANTM).

Reinsurance Group of America's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.49%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (5.63%), Boston Partners (3.30%), FMR LLC (3.19%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.79%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.63%). 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 Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Boston Partners, First Trust Advisors LP, FMR LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Reinsurance Group of America company stock in the last year include Alain Neemeh, Alan C Henderson, Anna Manning, Arnoud WA Boot, J Cliff Eason, John P Laughlin Jr, John W Hayden and Todd C Larson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Reinsurance Group of America.

RGA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Prudential Financial Inc., Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Strs Ohio, Acadian Asset Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System and Hancock Whitney Corp. 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 $144.87.

Reinsurance Group of America has a market capitalization of $9.10 billion and generates $12.88 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $715.84 million in net income (profit) each year or $12.12 on an earnings per share basis. Reinsurance Group of America employs 2,767 workers across the globe.

The official website for Reinsurance Group of America is http://www.rgare.com.

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]