Old Republic International Co. (NYSE:ORI) to Issue Special Dividend of $2.00

Old Republic International Co. (NYSE:ORI) declared a special dividend on Friday, December 13th,RTT News reports. Investors of record on Friday, January 3rd will be paid a dividend of 2.00 per share by the insurance provider on Wednesday, January 15th.

Old Republic International has raised its dividend payment by an average of 5.3% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 44 years. Old Republic International has a dividend payout ratio of 33.2% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Old Republic International to earn $3.08 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.06 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 34.4%.

Old Republic International Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Old Republic International stock opened at $36.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. Old Republic International has a 1 year low of $27.19 and a 1 year high of $39.27. The company has a market capitalization of $9.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.48 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $36.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.29.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Old Republic International from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st.

About Old Republic International

Old Republic International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance underwriting and related services business primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: General Insurance, Title Insurance, and Republic Financial Indemnity Group Run-off Business.