How to buy The Travelers Companies (TRV) stocks

The Travelers Companies is an insurance - property & casualty business based in the US. The Travelers Companies shares (TRV) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $240.76 – a decrease of 2.25% over the previous week. The Travelers Companies employs 32,967 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $45.3 billion.

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The Travelers Companies stock price (NYSE: TRV)

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The Travelers Companies stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$240.76
52-week range	$181.66 - $268.43
50-day moving average more info button	$252.96
200-day moving average more info button	$227.40
Wall St. target price	$264.48
PE ratio more info button	12.1228
Dividend yield more info button	$4.1 (1.78%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$19.47

Is it a good time to buy The Travelers Companies stock?

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The Travelers Companies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $240.76 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.25%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-8.27%
3 months (2024-09-20)	0.93%
6 months (2024-06-21)	14.76%

1 year (2023-12-22)	29.58%
2 years (2022-12-22)	33.95%
3 years (2021-12-22)	65.58%
5 years (2019-12-20)	97.25%

Is The Travelers Companies stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing The Travelers Companies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Travelers Companies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The Travelers Companies's P/E ratio

The Travelers Companies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, The Travelers Companies shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

The Travelers Companies's PEG ratio

The Travelers Companies's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.8379. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Travelers Companies's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The Travelers Companies's EBITDA

The Travelers Companies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $6.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The Travelers Companies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The Travelers Companies financials

Revenue TTM	$45.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	13.93%
Gross profit TTM	$8.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.93%
Return on equity TTM	19.06%
Profit margin	10.02%
Book value	$122.01
Market Capitalization more info button	$53.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

The Travelers Companies stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 21.34% of net profits

Recently The Travelers Companies has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Travelers Companies shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Travelers Companies's case, that would currently equate to about $4.1 per share.

While The Travelers Companies's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that The Travelers Companies is investing more in its future growth.

The Travelers Companies's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 9 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have The Travelers Companies's stocks ever split?

The Travelers Companies's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 May 1998 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The Travelers Companies stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for The Travelers Companies stocks, which in turn could have impacted The Travelers Companies's stock price.

The Travelers Companies stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Travelers Companies's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $181.6556 up to $268.4315. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Travelers Companies's is 0.63. This would suggest that The Travelers Companies's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

The Travelers Companies overview

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. The Business Insurance segment offers workers' compensation, commercial automobile and property, general liability, commercial multi-peril, employers' liability, public and product liability, professional indemnity, marine, aviation, onshore and offshore energy, construction, terrorism, personal accident, and kidnap and ransom insurance products. This segment operates through select accounts, which serve small businesses; commercial accounts that serve mid-sized businesses; national accounts, which serve large companies; and national property and other that serve large and mid-sized customers, commercial trucking industry, and agricultural businesses, as well as markets and distributes its products through brokers, wholesale agents, and program managers. The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment provides surety, fidelity, management and professional liability, and other property and casualty coverages and related risk management services through independent agencies and brokers. The Personal Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance covering personal risks, primarily automobile and homeowners' insurance to individuals through independent agencies and brokers.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of The Travelers Companies is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.237% of The Travelers Companies stocks are held by insiders and 85.499% by institutions. How many people work for The Travelers Companies?
Latest data suggests 32,967 work at The Travelers Companies. When does the fiscal year end for The Travelers Companies?
The Travelers Companies's fiscal year ends in December. Where is The Travelers Companies based?
The Travelers Companies's address is: 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10017 What is The Travelers Companies's ISIN number?
The Travelers Companies's international securities identification number is: US89417E1091 What is The Travelers Companies's CUSIP number?
The Travelers Companies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 792856205

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