NYSE:THGHanover Insurance Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Hanover Insurance Group's stock was trading at $106.03 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, THG stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $101.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hanover Insurance Group in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Hanover Insurance Group.

Hanover Insurance Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hanover Insurance Group.

Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE:THG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The insurance provider reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.20. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Hanover Insurance Group had a net margin of 5.56% and a return on equity of 11.56%. The company's revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.96 EPS. View Hanover Insurance Group's earnings history.

Hanover Insurance Group announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share on Friday, June 26th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. View Hanover Insurance Group's dividend history.

Hanover Insurance Group declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, June 27th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $150,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Hanover Insurance Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $85.00 to $145.00. On average, they anticipate Hanover Insurance Group's share price to reach $123.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hanover Insurance Group.

Headlines about THG stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hanover Insurance Group earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutHanover Insurance Group.

Hanover Insurance Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 457,500 shares, a decrease of 10.8% from the April 30th total of 512,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 307,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Hanover Insurance Group's Current Options Chain.

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Hanover Insurance Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "THG."

Hanover Insurance Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.14%), State Street Corp (3.08%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.49%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.46%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.96%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.91%). Company insiders that own Hanover Insurance Group stock include Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp, Bryan J Salvatore, J Kendall Huber, Mark Joseph Welzenbach, Richard W Lavey and Warren E Barnes. View institutional ownership trends for Hanover Insurance Group.

THG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., AJO LP, BlackRock Inc., Advisory Research Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Pzena Investment Management LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., and Franklin Resources Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Hanover Insurance Group company stock in the last year include Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp, Bryan J Salvatore, J Kendall Huber, Mark Joseph Welzenbach, and Warren E Barnes. View insider buying and selling activity for Hanover Insurance Group.

THG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FDx Advisors Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Wellington Management Group LLP, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Engineers Gate Manager LP, and Hancock Whitney Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for Hanover Insurance Group.

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One share of THG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $101.88.

Hanover Insurance Group has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion and generates $4.89 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $425.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.16 on an earnings per share basis. Hanover Insurance Group employs 4,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hanover Insurance Group is www.hanover.com.

Hanover Insurance Group's mailing address is 440 LINCOLN ST, WORCESTER MA, 01653. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 508-855-1000 or via email at [email protected]