Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA – Get Rating) will post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 4th. Analysts expect Reinsurance Group of America to post earnings of $3.28 per share for the quarter. Parties that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.
Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 3rd. The insurance provider reported $2.99 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.51 by ($0.52). The business had revenue of $4.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. Reinsurance Group of America had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 3.83%. The firm’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.56) EPS. On average, analysts expect Reinsurance Group of America to post $16 EPS for the current fiscal year and $17 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Reinsurance Group of America Stock Down 1.1 %
Shares of NYSE RGA opened at $138.80 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $137.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $140.66. Reinsurance Group of America has a 12 month low of $104.46 and a 12 month high of $153.35. The company has a market cap of $9.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.02 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.
Reinsurance Group of America Announces Dividend
Institutional Trading of Reinsurance Group of America
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of Reinsurance Group of America by 47.8% in the first quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 368 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Reinsurance Group of America by 65.4% during the 4th quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 445 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in Reinsurance Group of America by 57.6% during the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 829 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the period. State of Wyoming increased its holdings in shares of Reinsurance Group of America by 34.8% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,010 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $144,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor Partners II LLC purchased a new position in shares of Reinsurance Group of America in the 4th quarter valued at $220,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.46% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms recently commented on RGA. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Reinsurance Group of America from $170.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 20th. Barclays raised their target price on Reinsurance Group of America from $141.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Reinsurance Group of America from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Reinsurance Group of America from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Reinsurance Group of America from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $133.00 to $158.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $155.50.
Reinsurance Group of America Company Profile
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of traditional and non-traditional life and health reinsurance products. It operates through the following segments: U.S. and Latin America, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia Pacific, and Corporate and Other.
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