NYSE:L Loews (L) Stock Price, News & Analysis $78.54 -0.71 (-0.90%) (As of 09/20/2024 08:54 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Loews Stock (NYSE:L) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$78.26▼$79.0950-Day Range$76.01▼$81.9652-Week Range$61.43▼$83.54Volume1.24 million shsAverage Volume715,947 shsMarket Capitalization$17.39 billionP/E Ratio11.65Dividend Yield0.32%Price Target$141.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewLoews Corporation provides commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally. The company offers specialty insurance products, such as management and professional liability, and other coverage products; surety and fidelity bonds; property insurance products that include standard and excess property, marine and boiler, and machinery coverages; and casualty insurance products, such as workers' compensation, general and product liability, and commercial auto, surplus, and umbrella coverages. It also provides loss-sensitive insurance programs; and warranty, risk management, information, and claims administration services. The company markets its insurance products and services through independent agents, brokers, and managing general underwriters. In addition, the company is involved in the transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids, and hydrocarbons through natural gas pipelines covering approximately 13,455 miles of interconnected pipelines; 855 miles of NGL pipelines in Louisiana and Texas; 14 underground storage fields with an aggregate gas capacity of approximately 199.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas; and eleven salt dome caverns and related brine infrastructure for providing brine supply services. Further, the company operates a chain of 25 hotels; and develops, manufactures, and markets a range of extrusion blow-molded and injection molded plastic containers for customers in the pharmaceutical, dairy, household chemicals, food/nutraceuticals, industrial/specialty chemicals, and water and beverage/juice industries, as well as manufactures commodity and differentiated plastic resins from recycled plastic materials. Loews Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Read More… The election trade you can't lose (Ad)Politics is an unpredictable game. But no matter what happens in the next few months... There's one thing that can't be stopped by anything: Dividends.Download my Dividend Calendar here Loews Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ StocksOverall MarketRank™: 90th PercentileLoews scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 905 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingLoews has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLoews has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Loews' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Loews is 11.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Loews is 11.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 47.15.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLoews has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Loews' valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.96% of the float of Loews has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLoews has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Loews has recently decreased by 3.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldLoews has a dividend yield of 0.32%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLoews does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Loews is 3.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Loews' dividend. Sustainability and ESG0.7 / 5Environmental Score-4.67 Percentage of Shares Shorted0.96% of the float of Loews has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLoews has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Loews has recently decreased by 3.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.90 News SentimentLoews has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Loews this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 152 people have searched for L on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Loews insiders have sold 1,380.08% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $499,906.00 in company stock and sold $7,399,013.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders18.70% of the stock of Loews is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions58.33% of the stock of Loews is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Loews' insider trading history. L Stock News HeadlinesLoews Co. (NYSE:L) Insider Jonathan M. Tisch Sells 25,000 SharesSeptember 7, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Loews Co. (NYSE:L) Director Sells 1,087 Shares of StockSeptember 5, 2024 | insidertrades.comThe election trade you can't losePolitics is an unpredictable game. But no matter what happens in the next few months... There's one thing that can't be stopped by anything: Dividends.September 23, 2024 | Investors Alley (Ad)Loews Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitorsSeptember 21 at 9:36 AM | marketwatch.comHook Fish and Chicken in North Versailles ordered closed by health departmentSeptember 18, 2024 | msn.comNorth Versailles fish and chicken fast food restaurant ordered to closeSeptember 18, 2024 | msn.comAll About Paul Rudd’s Wife, Julie YaegerSeptember 18, 2024 | msn.comPittsburgh-area restaurant ordered closed after 15 violationsSeptember 18, 2024 | msn.comSee More Headlines L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have L shares performed this year? Loews' stock was trading at $69.59 at the start of the year. Since then, L stock has increased by 12.9% and is now trading at $78.54. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Loews' earnings last quarter? Loews Co. (NYSE:L) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 29th. The insurance provider reported $1.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The insurance provider earned $4.27 billion during the quarter. Loews had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.26% and a net margin of 9.14%. Who are Loews' major shareholders? Loews' top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.41%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.21%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.55%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (0.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Loews, Jonathan M Tisch, Andrew H Tisch, Benjamin J Tisch, Richard Waldo Scott, Jonathan C Locker, Paul J Fribourg, Mark S Schwartz, Anthony Welters, Ann E Berman, Marc A Alpert and Kenneth I Siegel. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Loews? Shares of L stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Loews own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Loews investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), Walt Disney (DIS), Coca-Cola (KO) and AT&T (T). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend8/21/2024Dividend Payable9/03/2024Today9/22/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Fire, marine, & casualty insurance Sub-IndustryMulti-line Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:L CUSIP54042410 CIK60086 Webwww.loews.com Phone(212) 521-2000Fax212-545-2525Employees12,280Year Founded1969Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$141.00 High Stock Price Target$170.00 Low Stock Price Target$112.00 Potential Upside/Downside+79.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.74 Trailing P/E Ratio11.65 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$1.43 billion Net Margins9.14% Pretax Margin12.62% Return on Equity9.26% Return on Assets1.92% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.50 Current Ratio0.34 Quick Ratio0.34 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$16.46 billion Price / Sales1.06 Cash Flow$8.06 per share Price / Cash Flow9.74 Book Value$74.02 per share Price / Book1.06Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares221,406,000Free Float180,003,000Market Cap$17.39 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.82 Social Links This page (NYSE:L) was last updated on 9/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe election trade you can't losePolitics is an unpredictable game. 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