Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for TRV Earnings

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) – Research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Travelers Companies in a report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the insurance provider will earn $4.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.90. The consensus estimate for Travelers Companies’ current full-year earnings is $20.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Travelers Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.66 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $20.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $25.75 EPS.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $9.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.50 by $2.65. The firm had revenue of $12.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.80 billion. Travelers Companies had a return on equity of 19.06% and a net margin of 10.77%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $7.01 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $268.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. Janney Montgomery Scott cut Travelers Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $280.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Bank of America boosted their price target on Travelers Companies from $241.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Travelers Companies from $213.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Travelers Companies from $244.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $260.47.

Travelers Companies Stock Performance

TRV opened at $248.65 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $247.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $237.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.33 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market cap of $56.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.58, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.65. Travelers Companies has a 1-year low of $200.21 and a 1-year high of $269.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Travelers Companies

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in Travelers Companies by 39.9% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 15,648 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,182,000 after purchasing an additional 4,466 shares in the last quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Travelers Companies by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC now owns 3,841 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $831,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Travelers Companies by 14.9% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 24,875 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $5,058,000 after buying an additional 3,228 shares during the period. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Travelers Companies in the second quarter valued at about $2,654,000. Finally, Wellington Wealth Strategies LLC. purchased a new stake in Travelers Companies in the second quarter worth about $315,000. 82.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Maria Olivo sold 10,410 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.80, for a total transaction of $2,725,338.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 111,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,102,211.60. The trade was a 8.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Vice Chairman William H. Heyman sold 3,740 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $66,301,683.20. This represents a 1.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.33% of the company’s stock.

Travelers Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $1.05 dividend. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. Travelers Companies’s payout ratio is currently 19.56%.

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.