Hanover Insurance Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Hanover Insurance Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.03% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.0%
Dividend yield
1.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 7.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 13% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Hanover Insurance: Why I Am More Conservative
Mar 31
THG: Ongoing Share Repurchases Will Support Future Upside In An Undervalued Position
Analysts have kept their price target for The Hanover Insurance Group steady at $199.75, citing essentially unchanged fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and forward P/E assumptions in their latest update. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026, Hanover Insurance Group repurchased 561,000 shares for US$99 million, representing 1.57% of its shares.THG: Share Repurchases Will Support Future Upside In An Undervalued Position
Analysts have slightly increased their fair value estimate for Hanover Insurance Group from $199.63 to $199.75, reflecting updated assumptions around profit margin, revenue growth, discount rate, and future P/E. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026, Hanover Insurance Group repurchased 561,000 shares for US$99 million, accounting for 1.57% of its shares.THG: Share Repurchases And Dividend Policy Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Hanover Insurance Group to $199.63, a move they link to slightly more conservative assumptions on future P/E multiples, while keeping fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, and profit margin estimates effectively unchanged. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026, Hanover Insurance Group repurchased 561,000 shares, representing 1.57% of its stock, for US$99 million under its ongoing buyback program (Key Developments).THG: Share Repurchases And Dividend Will Support Attractive Future Upside
The analyst price target for Hanover Insurance Group has shifted slightly higher to about $199.63 from $199.50. Analysts cite updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate and projected P/E as the main drivers of this fine-tuning.THG: Dividend And Buyback Momentum Will Support Attractive Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Hanover Insurance Group by about $1, to roughly $200. This reflects slightly updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions.THG: Dividend Increase And Buybacks Will Support A Stronger Future Outlook
Analysts have modestly revised their price outlook on Hanover Insurance Group, with the updated target now aligned to an implied fair value of about US$200.13 per share. This reflects small tweaks to discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and forward P/E assumptions.THG: Dividend Hike And Share Repurchases Will Shape A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Hanover Insurance Group slightly higher to approximately $200.13 per share, reflecting modest refinements to long term assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and valuation multiples. What's in the News The board approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.95 per share, payable December 26, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 12, 2025 (Key Developments).Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE:THG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.95
Dec 04
THG: New Modular Insurance Product And Ongoing Buybacks Will Influence Outlook
Analysts have marginally increased their price target for Hanover Insurance Group from $199.71 to $200.13, citing slight improvements in profit margin forecasts and a modest adjustment to revenue growth expectations. What's in the News The Hanover Insurance Group has launched HSIP Advantage, a new modular property product designed for small to mid-sized businesses handling high-hazard materials.THG: New Product Launches And Share Buybacks Will Shape Near-Term Outlook
Analysts have modestly increased their price target for Hanover Insurance Group from $199.43 to $199.71. They cite slightly stronger revenue growth projections that offset a minor dip in profit margin estimates.THG: Expanding Life Sciences Coverage Will Drive Future Outperformance
Analysts have raised their price target for Hanover Insurance Group from $197.00 to $199.43, citing expectations for stronger revenue growth and a modestly higher projected valuation, even though profit margins are expected to soften slightly. What's in the News From July 1, 2025 to October 27, 2025, Hanover Insurance Group repurchased 323,000 shares, representing 0.9 percent of shares outstanding, for $55 million (Key Developments).The Hanover Insurance: Q2 Improvement And Future Growth Indicators
Sep 29
Innovative Strategies And Tech Investments Set To Bolster Profitability In Insurance Sector
Focused catastrophe mitigation efforts in both Personal and Core Commercial lines aim to reduce claims and enhance profitability through higher deductibles and pricing adjustments.Hanover Insurance Group: Improvement In Net Income Growth Encouraging
Feb 05Hanover Insurance: Lower Combined Ratio Encouraging, But Further Net Income Growth Needed
Nov 14The Hanover Insurance: 3% Dividend Yield And Modest Buy Rating
Sep 12Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: THG's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: THG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Hanover Insurance Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (THG) | 2.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Insurance) | 2.6% |
| Analyst forecast (THG) (up to 3 years) | 2.1% |
Notable Dividend: THG's dividend (2.03%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.4%).
High Dividend: THG's dividend (2.03%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.23%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (13.4%), THG's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (11.4%), THG's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/01 10:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jay Gelb | Barclays |
| Michael Zaremski | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Grace Carter | BofA Global Research |