Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for TRV FY2025 Earnings

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Travelers Companies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $20.33 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $19.81. The consensus estimate for Travelers Companies' current full-year earnings is $20.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Travelers Companies' Q1 2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $22.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $25.78 EPS.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $9.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.50 by $2.65. Travelers Companies had a return on equity of 19.06% and a net margin of 10.77%. The company had revenue of $12.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $7.01 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

TRV has been the topic of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Travelers Companies from $275.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $280.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. HSBC upgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $290.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Travelers Companies from $213.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Travelers Companies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $260.47.

Travelers Companies Stock Performance

TRV stock traded down $0.48 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $237.82. 1,121,746 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,353,763. Travelers Companies has a twelve month low of $200.21 and a twelve month high of $269.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $242.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $241.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.64.

Travelers Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $1.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.77%. Travelers Companies's payout ratio is presently 19.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Travelers Companies

In other Travelers Companies news, Vice Chairman William H. Heyman sold 3,740 shares of Travelers Companies stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.80, for a total transaction of $990,352.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 250,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $66,301,683.20. This trade represents a 1.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.33% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. YANKCOM Partnership bought a new position in shares of Travelers Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of Travelers Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC raised its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 39.1% in the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 160 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Travelers Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Travelers Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. 82.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Travelers Companies

The Travelers Companies, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance.