How to buy The Hanover Insurance Group stock (THG)

The Hanover Insurance Group is an insurance - property & casualty business based in the US. The Hanover Insurance Group shares (THG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $156.02 – an increase of 1.36% over the previous week. The Hanover Insurance Group employs 4,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.2 billion.

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The Hanover Insurance Group stock price (NYSE: THG)

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The Hanover Insurance Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$156.02
52-week range	$117.05 - $165.17
50-day moving average more info button	$156.63
200-day moving average more info button	$139.87
Wall St. target price	$175.43
PE ratio more info button	15.4628
Dividend yield more info button	$3.4 (2.34%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$10.09

Is it a good time to buy The Hanover Insurance Group stock?

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The Hanover Insurance Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $155.4 from 2024-12-24

1 week (2024-12-20)	0.95%
1 month (2024-11-27)	-5.40%
3 months (2024-09-27)	5.74%
6 months (2024-06-27)	25.78%

1 year (2023-12-27)	28.80%
2 years (2022-12-27)	19.08%
3 years (2021-12-27)	27.89%
5 years (2019-12-27)	28.55%

Is The Hanover Insurance Group stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

The Hanover Insurance Group's P/E ratio

The Hanover Insurance Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, The Hanover Insurance Group shares trade at around 15x 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 shares or simply that they're under-valued.

The Hanover Insurance Group's EBITDA

The Hanover Insurance Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $513.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The Hanover Insurance Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The Hanover Insurance Group financials

Revenue TTM	$6.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.83%
Gross profit TTM	$752 million
Return on assets TTM	2.15%
Return on equity TTM	14.63%
Profit margin	5.92%
Book value	$79.94
Market Capitalization more info button	$5.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

The Hanover Insurance Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 30.97% of net profits

Recently The Hanover Insurance Group 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 Hanover Insurance Group shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Hanover Insurance Group's case, that would currently equate to about $3.4 per share.

While The Hanover Insurance Group's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that The Hanover Insurance Group may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

The Hanover Insurance Group's most recent dividend payout was on 26 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

The Hanover Insurance Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Hanover Insurance Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $117.0542 up to $165.1659. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Hanover Insurance Group's is 0.705. This would suggest that The Hanover Insurance Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

The Hanover Insurance Group overview

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides various property and casualty insurance products and services in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Core Commercial, Specialty, Personal Lines, and Other. The Commercial Lines segment offers commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile, workers' compensation, and other commercial lines coverage. The Specialty segment provides professional and executive Lines, marine, and surety and other, as well as specialty property and casualty, such as program business, specialty industrial business, excess and surplus business, and specialty general liability coverage. The Personal Lines segment offers personal automobile and homeowner's coverages, as well as other personal coverages, such as personal umbrella, inland marine, fire, personal watercraft, personal cyber, and other miscellaneous coverages. The Other segment markets investment advisory services to institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, and other organizations.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of The Hanover Insurance Group is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.74% of The Hanover Insurance Group shares are held by insiders and 88.312% by institutions. How many people work for The Hanover Insurance Group?
Latest data suggests 4,800 work at The Hanover Insurance Group. When does the fiscal year end for The Hanover Insurance Group?
The Hanover Insurance Group's fiscal year ends in December. Where is The Hanover Insurance Group based?
The Hanover Insurance Group's address is: 440 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA, United States, 01653 What is The Hanover Insurance Group's ISIN number?
The Hanover Insurance Group's international securities identification number is: US4108671052 What is The Hanover Insurance Group's CUSIP number?
The Hanover Insurance Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 019754100