2,461 Shares in The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) Purchased by Wooster Corthell Wealth Management Inc.

Wooster Corthell Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,461 shares of the insurance provider's stock, valued at approximately $593,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Travelers Companies by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 15,566,941 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $3,644,532,000 after purchasing an additional 120,228 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Travelers Companies by 12.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,048,691 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $3,289,079,000 after buying an additional 1,568,909 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 2.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,076,220 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,187,865,000 after acquiring an additional 114,714 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in Travelers Companies by 1.6% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,334,882 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $474,774,000 after acquiring an additional 37,029 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,496,652 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $350,396,000 after purchasing an additional 10,285 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.45% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Travelers Companies

In other news, Vice Chairman William H. Heyman sold 2,014 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $523,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 250,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at $65,099,840. The trade was a 0.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Andy F. Bessette sold 4,520 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.46, for a total transaction of $1,145,639.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,976 shares in the company, valued at $4,302,736.96. This represents a 21.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,684 shares of company stock valued at $8,728,319. Company insiders own 1.33% of the company's stock.

Travelers Companies Stock Performance

TRV stock traded down $2.72 during trading on Monday, hitting $239.65. 1,346,193 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 993,809. The Travelers Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $195.57 and a 1 year high of $269.55. The company has a market cap of $54.41 billion, a PE ratio of 12.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.65. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $249.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $236.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 0.34.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The insurance provider reported $5.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.79 by $1.45. Travelers Companies had a net margin of 10.02% and a return on equity of 17.69%. The company had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.95 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that The Travelers Companies, Inc. will post 18.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on TRV. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Travelers Companies from $233.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Travelers Companies from $217.00 to $213.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Travelers Companies from $273.00 to $268.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $278.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $254.65.

Travelers Companies Company Profile

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.