Roth Capital Has Negative Estimate for CINF Q3 Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial's current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cincinnati Financial's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on CINF. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $180.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $116.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cincinnati Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $151.00.

Cincinnati Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CINF traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $136.97. 948,657 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 707,527. Cincinnati Financial has a fifty-two week low of $109.93 and a fifty-two week high of $161.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market cap of $21.41 billion, a PE ratio of 7.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $140.61.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The insurance provider reported $3.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by $1.24. Cincinnati Financial had a net margin of 25.26% and a return on equity of 8.25%.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th will be paid a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 24th. This is a positive change from Cincinnati Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. Cincinnati Financial's payout ratio is presently 16.65%.

Insider Activity at Cincinnati Financial

In other news, Director Dirk J. Debbink bought 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $157.19 per share, with a total value of $157,190.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 54,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,566,855. The trade was a 1.87 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.83% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oak Thistle LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 177.8% during the 4th quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 8,570 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $1,232,000 after purchasing an additional 5,485 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Cincinnati Financial in the third quarter valued at about $546,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Cincinnati Financial by 49.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 445,337 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $60,619,000 after acquiring an additional 147,542 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Cincinnati Financial by 10.6% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 117,393 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $15,923,000 after acquiring an additional 11,282 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Cincinnati Financial by 2.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 191,149 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $26,019,000 after acquiring an additional 5,097 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.24% of the company's stock.

Cincinnati Financial Company Profile

Cincinnati Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides property casualty insurance products in the United States. It operates through five segments: Commercial Lines Insurance, Personal Lines Insurance, Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance, Life Insurance, and Investments. The Commercial Lines Insurance segment offers coverage for commercial casualty, commercial property, commercial auto, and workers' compensation.