Should I buy or sell Loews stock right now?

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Loews in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" L shares. View L analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Loews' stock price target for 2024?

1 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Loews' shares. Their L share price targets range from $170.00 to $170.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $170.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 131.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for L or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have L shares performed in 2024?

Loews' stock was trading at $69.59 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, L shares have increased by 5.3% and is now trading at $73.31. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Loews?

Loews saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,880,000 shares, an increase of 10.6% from the March 15th total of 1,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 769,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Loews' Short Interest .

When is Loews' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2024. View our L earnings forecast .

How were Loews' earnings last quarter?

Loews Co. (NYSE:L) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The insurance provider had revenue of $4.26 billion for the quarter. Loews had a net margin of 9.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.18%.

How often does Loews pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Loews?

Loews announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share on Tuesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 20th. Read our dividend analysis for L .

Is Loews a good dividend stock?

Loews (NYSE:L) pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.34%. The dividend payout ratio is 3.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for L .

What ETFs hold Loews' stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Loews (NYSE:L) stock in their portfolio include Absolute Select Value ETF (ABEQ) , Davis Select Financial ETF (DFNL) , JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF) , SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) , iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) , Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (RYF) , Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (RSPF) and VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (ULVM) .

What is James S. Tisch's approval rating as Loews' CEO?

22 employees have rated Loews Chief Executive Officer James S. Tisch on Glassdoor.com . James S. Tisch has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Loews own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Loews investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , Intel (INTC) , Pfizer (PFE) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Coca-Cola (KO) , AT&T (T) , QUALCOMM (QCOM) , Walmart (WMT) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) .

Who are Loews' major shareholders?

Loews' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Foundation Resource Management Inc. (0.05%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.05%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.05%), Ervin Investment Management LLC (0.04%), Tevis Investment Management (0.02%) and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew H Tisch , Ann E Berman , Anthony Welters , Benjamin J Tisch , Corp Loews, David B Edelson , Jonathan C Locker, Jonathan M Tisch, Jonathan M Tisch , Kenneth I Siegel , Marc A Alpert , Mark S Schwartz , Paul J Fribourg , Philip A Laskawy, Philip A Laskawy and Richard Waldo Scott . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Loews?

Shares of L stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Loews (L) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$73.31

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50-Day Range: $72.02
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52-Week Range: $55.31
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Volume: 640,123 shs
Average Volume: 763,705 shs
Market Capitalization: $16.29 billion

P/E Ratio: 11.64
Dividend Yield: 0.34%
Price Target: $170.00

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Loews MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 131.9% Upside
$170.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.02% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -4.67
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.67
Based on 12 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$10.05 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.07 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

296th out of 844 stocks

Fire, Marine, & Casualty Insurance Industry

19th out of 52 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Loews has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Loews has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.02% of the float of Loews has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Loews has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Loews has recently increased by 10.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.8

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Loews has a dividend yield of 0.34%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Loews does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Loews is 3.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.7

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Loews has received a -62.82% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Loews in category "GHG emissions" seems to be driven mostly by its "Refined oil", "Plastic consumer electronics packages", "Refined natural gas", and "Natural gas handling services" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Loews is -4.67.

2.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Loews has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Loews this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 10 people have searched for L on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 3 people have added Loews to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Loews insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,052,551.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
18.70% of the stock of Loews is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
58.33% of the stock of Loews is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Loews is 11.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 138.68.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Loews is 11.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 51.74.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Loews has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Loews Stock (NYSE:L)

Loews Corporation provides commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally. The company offers specialty insurance products, such as management and professional liability, and other coverage products; surety and fidelity bonds; property insurance products that include standard and excess property, marine and boiler, and machinery coverages; and casualty insurance products, such as workers' compensation, general and product liability, and commercial auto, surplus, and umbrella coverages. It also provides loss-sensitive insurance programs; and warranty, risk management, information, and claims administration services. The company markets its insurance products and services through independent agents, brokers, and managing general underwriters. In addition, the company is involved in the transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids, and hydrocarbons through natural gas pipelines covering approximately 13,455 miles of interconnected pipelines; 855 miles of NGL pipelines in Louisiana and Texas; 14 underground storage fields with an aggregate gas capacity of approximately 199.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas; and eleven salt dome caverns and related brine infrastructure for providing brine supply services. Further, the company operates a chain of 25 hotels; and develops, manufactures, and markets a range of extrusion blow-molded and injection molded plastic containers for customers in the pharmaceutical, dairy, household chemicals, food/nutraceuticals, industrial/specialty chemicals, and water and beverage/juice industries, as well as manufactures commodity and differentiated plastic resins from recycled plastic materials. Loews Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/05/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend: 2/20/2024
Dividend Payable: 3/05/2024
Today: 4/16/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/06/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Finance
Industry: Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
Sub-Industry: Multi-line Insurance
Current Symbol: NYSE:L
CUSIP: 54042410
CIK: 60086
Web: www.loews.com
Phone: (212) 521-2000
Fax: 212-545-2525
Employees: 12,280
Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $170.00
High Stock Price Target: $170.00
Low Stock Price Target: $170.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +132.2%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.30
Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.62
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $1.43 billion
Net Margins: 9.02%
Pretax Margin: 12.55%
Return on Equity: 9.18%
Return on Assets: 1.85%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
Current Ratio: 0.32
Quick Ratio: 0.32

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $15.90 billion
Price / Sales: 1.02
Cash Flow: $7.91 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 9.26
Book Value: $74.02 per share
Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 222,200,000
Free Float: 180,649,000
Market Cap: $16.27 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.83

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Key Executives

Mr. Jonathan M. Tisch (Age 70)
Co-Chairman of the Board & Member of the Office of the President
Comp: $4.64M
Mr. James S. Tisch (Age 71)
President, CEO & Director
Comp: $5.44M
Ms. Jane J. Wang (Age 42)
Senior VP & CFO
Comp: $2.03M
Mr. Richard Waldo Scott (Age 71)
Senior VP & Chief Investment Officer
Comp: $3.56M
Mr. Kenneth I. Siegel (Age 67)
Senior Vice President
Comp: $5.27M
Mr. Mark S. Schwartz
VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer
Mr. Marc A. Alpert J.D. (Age 61)
Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Mr. Benjamin J. Tisch (Age 41)
Senior VP of Corporate Development & Strategy
Mr. Ira Altman
Vice President of Human Resources
Mr. Alexander H. Tisch (Age 46)
President & CEO of Loews Hotels & Co

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L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Loews stock right now?: 1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Loews in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" L shares.
View L analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Loews' stock price target for 2024?: 1 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Loews' shares. Their L share price targets range from $170.00 to $170.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $170.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 131.9% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for L or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have L shares performed in 2024?: Loews' stock was trading at $69.59 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, L shares have increased by 5.3% and is now trading at $73.31.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Loews?: Loews saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,880,000 shares, an increase of 10.6% from the March 15th total of 1,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 769,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
View Loews' Short Interest.
When is Loews' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2024.
View our L earnings forecast.
How were Loews' earnings last quarter?: Loews Co. (NYSE:L) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The insurance provider had revenue of $4.26 billion for the quarter. Loews had a net margin of 9.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.18%.
How often does Loews pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Loews?: Loews announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share on Tuesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 20th.
Read our dividend analysis for L.

Is Loews a good dividend stock?: Loews (NYSE:L) pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.34%. The dividend payout ratio is 3.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Read our dividend analysis for L.
What ETFs hold Loews' stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Loews (NYSE:L) stock in their portfolio include Absolute Select Value ETF (ABEQ), Davis Select Financial ETF (DFNL), JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF), SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (RYF), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (RSPF) and VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (ULVM).
What is James S. Tisch's approval rating as Loews' CEO?: 22 employees have rated Loews Chief Executive Officer James S. Tisch on Glassdoor.com. James S. Tisch has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of Loews own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Loews investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), Walt Disney (DIS), Coca-Cola (KO), AT&T (T), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Walmart (WMT) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
Who are Loews' major shareholders?: Loews' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Foundation Resource Management Inc. (0.05%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.05%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.05%), Ervin Investment Management LLC (0.04%), Tevis Investment Management (0.02%) and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew H Tisch, Ann E Berman, Anthony Welters, Benjamin J Tisch, Corp Loews, David B Edelson, Jonathan C Locker, Jonathan M Tisch, Jonathan M Tisch, Kenneth I Siegel, Marc A Alpert, Mark S Schwartz, Paul J Fribourg, Philip A Laskawy, Philip A Laskawy and Richard Waldo Scott.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Loews?: Shares of L stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Loews (L) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Loews MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Loews Stock (NYSE:L)

L Stock Price History

L Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

L Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™