The Hanover Insurance Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

The Hanover Insurance Group's stock was trading at $106.03 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, THG stock has decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at $96.80.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Hanover Insurance Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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The Hanover Insurance Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020.
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The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:THG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The insurance provider reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.13. The insurance provider earned $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. The Hanover Insurance Group had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 10.93%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share.
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The Hanover Insurance Group declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share on Friday, September 25th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th.
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The Hanover Insurance Group announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, June 27th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $150,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

4 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for The Hanover Insurance Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $114.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect The Hanover Insurance Group's stock price to reach $129.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.3% from the stock's current price.
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The Hanover Insurance Group saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 325,800 shares, a decrease of 11.3% from the August 31st total of 367,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 256,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The Hanover Insurance Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "THG."

The Hanover Insurance Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.86%), LSV Asset Management (0.81%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.18%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.18%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.13%) and Dividend Assets Capital LLC (0.10%). Company insiders that own The Hanover Insurance Group stock include Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp, Bryan J Salvatore, J Kendall Huber, Mark Joseph Welzenbach, Richard W Lavey and Warren E Barnes.
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THG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hennessy Advisors Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, Foster & Motley Inc., Highland Capital Management LLC, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Regentatlantic Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Hanover Insurance Group company stock in the last year include Ann Kirkpatrick Tripp, Bryan J Salvatore, Mark Joseph Welzenbach, and Warren E Barnes.
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THG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Alberta Investment Management Corp, Pacer Advisors Inc., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Gradient Investments LLC, and Dividend Assets Capital LLC.
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Shares of THG 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of THG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $96.80.

The Hanover Insurance Group has a market capitalization of $3.65 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. The Hanover Insurance Group employs 4,300 workers across the globe.

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

The 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]