Is Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Travelers Companies Inc [TRV] stock prices are up 3.42% to $248.24 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The TRV shares have gain 4.17% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.79%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Travelers Companies Inc [NYSE: TRV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 19, 2025, when Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $286 from $275. Previously, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 24, 2025, and elevated its price target to $310. On January 08, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $278 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $217 on December 11, 2024. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $290 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 10, 2024. Janney downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 21, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $280. In a note dated September 05, 2024, Barclays initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $286 on this stock.

The stock price of Travelers Companies Inc [TRV] has been fluctuating between $200.21 and $269.55 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $280.63 within the next 12 months. Travelers Companies Inc [NYSE: TRV] shares were valued at $248.24 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.05% based on the average TRV price forecast.

Analyzing the TRV fundamentals

The Travelers Companies Inc [NYSE:TRV] reported sales of 46.42B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 9.89%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.26 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 35.45.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 242.95 points at the first support level, and at 237.65 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 251.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 254.96.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Travelers Companies Inc [NYSE:TRV]’s Current Ratio is 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.21, the price to book ratio is 2.02 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.56.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved HEYMAN WILLIAM H, Vice Chairman, that happened on Nov 27 ’24 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Vice Chairman, HEYMAN WILLIAM H completed a deal on Nov 29 ’24 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer HEYMAN WILLIAM H bought 1000.0 shares on Nov 29 ’24.

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