14 Best Mid Cap Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now

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7. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 37

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth: 30

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) is among the best dividend aristocrat stocks to invest in.

On January 8, TD Cowen nudged up its price target on RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) to $280 from $278 and maintained a Hold rating. The firm said the move came after updating its model ahead of the company’s Q4 earnings report.

Barclays also updated its view that same day, lifting its price target on RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) to $304 from $278 while keeping an Equal Weight rating. Barclays adjusted as part of its broader 2026 outlook for North American property and casualty insurers. The firm noted that pricing has started to soften in both commercial insurance and reinsurance markets, while personal lines look somewhat more resilient. It also flagged that brokers could face tougher organic growth conditions, and said investors should stay selective across the group.

RenaissanceRe’s latest reported quarter showed strong profitability. In Q3 2025, the company posted $770 million in underwriting income, nearly double what it earned in Q3 2024. It also generated $305 million in retained net investment income and $102 million in fee income. Management added that since Q2 2024, RenaissanceRe has returned more than $1.7 billion to shareholders through buybacks, including the repurchase of over 850,000 shares in Q3 alone for $205 million.

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) is a global reinsurance and insurance company focused on balancing risk-taking with disciplined capital management.

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