DOWLING & PARTN Has Strong Estimate for RGA FY2026 Earnings

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE:RGA) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Reinsurance Group of America in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $29.60 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $27.30. The consensus estimate for Reinsurance Group of America’s current full-year earnings is $26.84 per share.

RGA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Reinsurance Group of America from $263.00 to $261.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Reinsurance Group of America from $212.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $267.00 price target on shares of Reinsurance Group of America in a research note on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Reinsurance Group of America from $286.00 to $293.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Reinsurance Group of America from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Reinsurance Group of America currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.11.

Reinsurance Group of America Trading Up 1.0%

RGA opened at $244.55 on Wednesday. Reinsurance Group of America has a 1-year low of $178.21 and a 1-year high of $248.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $15.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.74 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $224.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $214.35.

Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The insurance provider reported $8.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.50 by $2.39. The business had revenue of $6.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.67 billion. Reinsurance Group of America had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 14.78%. Reinsurance Group of America’s revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.72 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Reinsurance Group of America

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in Reinsurance Group of America by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,490 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group boosted its position in Reinsurance Group of America by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 4,281 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $819,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Reinsurance Group of America by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 974 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $198,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Reinsurance Group of America by 17.6% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 388 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Reinsurance Group of America by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 533 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $108,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Reinsurance Group of America

In other news, EVP Ronald Herrmann sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.58, for a total value of $1,474,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,938 shares in the company, valued at $829,264.04. This represents a 64.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP John W. Hayden sold 414 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.95, for a total transaction of $88,989.30. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,949 shares in the company, valued at $4,502,987.55. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Reinsurance Group of America Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.98 per share. This is a boost from Reinsurance Group of America’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.93. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Reinsurance Group of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.34%.

About Reinsurance Group of America

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is a leading global provider of life and health reinsurance solutions. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, RGA partners with primary insurance companies to help them manage risk, improve capital efficiency and develop innovative products. The company’s offerings span traditional risk transfer, financial solutions and facultative underwriting services, enabling clients to address a wide range of mortality, longevity, morbidity and critical-illness exposures.

RGA’s product suite includes life reinsurance, living benefits reinsurance, structured reinsurance and financial solutions that support product innovation and capital management.