The Navigators Group Inc. (NAVG) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Tuesday July 26 as the stock popped 6.6% to $93.78, representing a gain of $5.81 per share. Some 256,492 shares traded hands on 2,377 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 46,726 shares out of a total float of 14.53 million. The stock opened at $87.85 and traded with an intraday range of $95.00 to $87.45.
After today’s gains, The Navigators Group Inc. reached a market cap of $1.36 billion. The Navigators Group Inc. has had a trading range between $97.18 and $71.01 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $90.10 and a 200-day SMA of $85.62.
The stock has a P/E Ratio of 16.8.
Navigators Group Inc is an international insurance company specialization in Marine insurance. The Company also provides Property and Casualty insurance.
The Navigators Group Inc. is based out of Stamford, CT and has some 675 employees. Its CEO is Stanley A. Galanski.
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