Windsor Capital Management LLC Trims Stock Position in The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV)

Windsor Capital Management LLC trimmed its stake in The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,303 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 73 shares during the period. Windsor Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Travelers Companies were worth $314,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Travelers Companies by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,657 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,324,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 25.4% in the third quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,442 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $572,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in shares of Travelers Companies by 8.9% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,438 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in shares of Travelers Companies by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,425 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $548,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the period. Finally, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. raised its position in Travelers Companies by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. now owns 2,149 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 271 shares during the last quarter. 82.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Travelers Companies news, EVP Maria Olivo sold 10,410 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.80, for a total transaction of $2,725,338.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 111,162 shares in the company, valued at $29,102,211.60. This represents a 8.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Vice Chairman William H. Heyman sold 3,740 shares of Travelers Companies stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.80, for a total value of $990,352.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 250,384 shares in the company, valued at $66,301,683.20. This represents a 1.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Travelers Companies Stock Performance

Shares of TRV opened at $245.13 on Friday. The Travelers Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $200.21 and a 1 year high of $269.55. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $245.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $239.28. The company has a market capitalization of $55.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.42, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.33.

Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $9.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.50 by $2.65. Travelers Companies had a return on equity of 19.06% and a net margin of 10.77%. The business had revenue of $12.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $7.01 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that The Travelers Companies, Inc. will post 20.57 EPS for the current year.

Travelers Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a $1.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.71%. Travelers Companies’s payout ratio is 19.56%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TRV has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Travelers Companies from $241.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Travelers Companies from $268.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Travelers Companies from $213.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays boosted their target price on Travelers Companies from $278.00 to $287.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott lowered shares of Travelers Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $260.47.

About Travelers Companies

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.