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How to buy Root Insurance stock (Root Insurance)

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Root Insurance (ROOT) is a leading insurance - property & casualty business based in the US. It opened the day at $74.95 after a previous close of $75.66. During the day the price has varied from a low of $73.75 to a high of $79.63. The latest price was $74.00 (25 minute delay). Root Insurance is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 680 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

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Root Insurance stock price (NASDAQ: ROOT)

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Root Insurance shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-07-23.
Open$74.95
High$79.63
Low$73.75
Close$74.00
Previous close$75.66
Change $-1.66
Change % -2.194%
Volume 216,960
Information last updated 2024-07-21.
52-week range$7.22 - $86.57
50-day moving average $55.96
200-day moving average $34.03
Wall St. target price$67.88
PE ratio N/A
Dividend yield N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $-7.78

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Root Insurance price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $74 from 2024-07-23

1 week (2024-07-17) -6.81%
1 month (2024-06-24) 67.50%
3 months (2024-04-24) 23.29%
6 months (2024-01-24) 739.95%
1 year (2023-07-24) 573.95%
2 years (2022-07-22) 7,226.73%
3 years (2021-07-23) 866.06%
5 years (2019-07-20) N/A

Root Insurance financials

Revenue TTM $639.8 million
Operating margin TTM 2.16%
Gross profit TTM $-40,200,000
Return on assets TTM -2.87%
Return on equity TTM -35.59%
Profit margin -17.62%
Book value $11.35
Market Capitalization $1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Root Insurance share dividends

We're not expecting Root Insurance to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

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Have Root Insurance's shares ever split?

Root Insurance's shares were split on a 1:18 basis on 14 August 2022. So if you had owned 18 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Root Insurance shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1700% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Root Insurance shares which in turn could have impacted Root Insurance's share price.

Root Insurance share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Root Insurance's shares have ranged in value from as little as $7.22 up to $86.57. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Root Insurance's is 2.576. This would suggest that Root Insurance's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

To put Root Insurance's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

Root Insurance overview

Root, Inc. provides insurance products and services in the United States. The company offers automobile, homeowners, and renters insurance products. It operates a direct-to-consumer model; and serves customers primarily through mobile applications, as well as through its website. The company's direct distribution channels also cover digital, media, and referral channels, as well as distribution partners and agencies. Root, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Root Insurance is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 14.045% of Root Insurance shares are held by insiders and 55.297% by institutions.
How many people work for Root Insurance?
Latest data suggests 680 work at Root Insurance.
When does the fiscal year end for Root Insurance?
Root Insurance's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Root Insurance based?
Root Insurance's address is: 80 East Rich Street, Columbus, OH, United States, 43215
What is Root Insurance's ISIN number?
Root Insurance's international securities identification number is: US77664L1089

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