Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) Price Target Lowered to $304.00 at Mizuho

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) had its target price lowered by stock analysts at Mizuho from $315.00 to $304.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the insurance provider’s stock. Mizuho’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 11.48% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Travelers Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Travelers Companies from $309.00 to $317.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Travelers Companies from $320.00 to $322.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Travelers Companies from $284.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Travelers Companies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $298.88.

Travelers Companies Trading Up 1.1%

Travelers Companies stock opened at $272.70 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $60.83 billion, a PE ratio of 10.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.52. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $285.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $275.49. Travelers Companies has a one year low of $230.43 and a one year high of $296.85.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The insurance provider reported $11.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.34 by $2.79. The firm had revenue of $12.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.13 billion. Travelers Companies had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 20.28%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $9.15 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Travelers Companies will post 17.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Travelers Companies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, January 21st that allows the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the insurance provider to repurchase up to 8.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Maria Olivo sold 8,920 shares of Travelers Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.73, for a total value of $2,637,911.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 117,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,776,665.08. This trade represents a 7.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael Frederick Klein sold 8,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.73, for a total value of $2,320,697.56. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,106,815.74. This trade represents a 20.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 46,295 shares of company stock valued at $13,011,918 over the last ninety days. 1.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Travelers Companies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Travelers Companies by 1,820.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 96 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Travelers Companies during the second quarter worth $27,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Travelers Companies by 134.1% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 96 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its holdings in Travelers Companies by 122.2% in the second quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 100 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Travelers Companies by 200.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 104 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. 82.45% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Travelers Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Travelers Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: TRV posted core earnings of $11.13/share and revenue of $12.43B, comfortably beating consensus and showing improved underwriting and reserve development — a primary driver of today’s upside. Travelers delivers strong Q4 beat as earnings reach $11.13 per share
• Positive Sentiment: $5.0B share repurchase: The board approved up to $5.0 billion in buybacks (~8.3% of shares), which supports EPS and signals management sees shares as undervalued. RTT News – Stock Buybacks
• Positive Sentiment: Investment income outlook: Management signaled a $3.3B fixed-income net investment income (NII) outlook for 2026, indicating a meaningful tailwind to earnings from the investment portfolio. Travelers signals $3.3B fixed income NII outlook for 2026 as AI investments reshape operations
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend declared: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.10/share (annualized ~1.6% yield), reinforcing cash return to shareholders alongside the buyback. MarketBeat – Earnings/Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call highlights: Management emphasized stronger underlying underwriting gain, favorable prior-year reserve development, and investments (including AI) to reshape operations — positive for medium-term efficiency but not an immediate earnings boost. Travelers Companies Earnings Call Highlights Profitable Momentum
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings transcript/slides: Full call transcript and slides give detail on loss trends, pricing, and reserve philosophy — useful for longer-term thesis but incremental for intraday moves. Travelers (TRV) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Market risk-off backdrop: Broader market weakness and “risk-off” shifts (macro headlines) can cap gains in insurers despite company-specific positives — keeps upside limited near-term. Markets Switch to “Risk-Off” Ahead of Trump at Davos

Travelers Companies Company Profile

The Travelers Companies, Inc (NYSE: TRV) is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance products and services. The company underwrites a broad range of commercial and personal insurance lines, offering coverage designed to protect individuals, small and midsize businesses, and large corporate clients against property loss, liability, and other operational risks. Travelers is known for combining underwriting, claims management and risk control services to help clients prevent losses and recover when incidents occur.

On the commercial side, Travelers writes primary and specialty coverages including property, general liability, commercial auto, workers’ compensation, professional and management liability, surety and inland marine.