Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for CINF Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cincinnati Financial in a report issued on Thursday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.63 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.55. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial's current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cincinnati Financial's FY2027 earnings at $8.57 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Cincinnati Financial from $180.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $154.20.

Cincinnati Financial Trading Down 2.3 %

CINF traded down $3.44 on Monday, hitting $144.16. The company had a trading volume of 72,892 shares, compared to its average volume of 807,488. Cincinnati Financial has a 1 year low of $109.93 and a 1 year high of $161.74. The firm has a market cap of $22.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.92, a PEG ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.66. The company's fifty day moving average price is $141.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $142.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

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Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 return on equity of 9.01% and a net margin of 20.22%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cincinnati Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Park National Corp OH increased its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 12,686 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,874,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in Cincinnati Financial by 33.0% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 552 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 120,493 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $17,315,000 after acquiring an additional 21,304 shares in the last quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV increased its holdings in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV now owns 3,328 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 165.4% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 5,597 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $804,000 after acquiring an additional 3,488 shares in the last quarter. 65.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. This is an increase from Cincinnati Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. Cincinnati Financial's dividend payout ratio is 23.97%.

About Cincinnati Financial

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.