Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.06 compared to its previous closing price of 256.67. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.68% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-14 that Zacks Property and Casualty Insurance players like PGR, CB, TRV, ALL and CINF are likely to benefit from catastrophes that drive policy renewal rate and pricing.
Is It Worth Investing in Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) Right Now?
Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.16x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.63. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for TRV is 226.10M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.66% of that float. On November 15, 2024, the average trading volume of TRV was 1.15M shares.
TRV’s Market Performance
TRV’s stock has seen a 1.68% increase for the week, with a 5.59% rise in the past month and a 18.45% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.90% for Travelers Companies Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.16% for TRV’s stock, with a 15.01% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TRV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TRV stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for TRV by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for TRV in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $286 based on the research report published on September 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TRV reach a price target of $230, previously predicting the price at $252. The rating they have provided for TRV stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on July 15th, 2024.
TRV Trading at 5.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TRV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.84% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.17%, as shares sank -3.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.64% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TRV rose by +1.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $253.58. In addition, Travelers Companies Inc saw 34.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TRV starting from HEYMAN WILLIAM H, who sale 7,000 shares at the price of $258.62 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, HEYMAN WILLIAM H now owns 250,384 shares of Travelers Companies Inc, valued at $1,810,341 using the latest closing price.
HEYMAN WILLIAM H, the Vice Chairman of Travelers Companies Inc, sale 3,000 shares at $256.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that HEYMAN WILLIAM H is holding 250,384 shares at $768,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TRV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Travelers Companies Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 19.06, with 3.84 for asset returns.
Based on Travelers Companies Inc (TRV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.47 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.35.
Conclusion
To sum up, Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
