Loews Co. (NYSE:L) Director Jonathan M. Tisch Sells 47,636 Shares

Loews Co. (NYSE:LGet Free Report) Director Jonathan M. Tisch sold 47,636 shares of Loews stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.88, for a total transaction of $4,043,343.68. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,705,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $569,165,301.52. The trade was a 0.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Jonathan M. Tisch also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, February 6th, Jonathan M. Tisch sold 3,691 shares of Loews stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.89, for a total transaction of $320,710.99.

Loews Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE L opened at $86.56 on Friday. Loews Co. has a 52-week low of $72.91 and a 52-week high of $88.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $84.75 and a 200-day moving average of $82.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.43 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Loews (NYSE:LGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The insurance provider reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Loews had a net margin of 8.08% and a return on equity of 8.04%.

Loews Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.29%. Loews’s dividend payout ratio is presently 3.91%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Loews

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Loews during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Loews during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Loews by 387.6% during the 4th quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 434 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of Loews during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Loews during the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.33% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Loews from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th.

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About Loews

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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.

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