Research Analysts Offer Predictions for RLI FY2025 Earnings

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for RLI in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $3.09 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.11. The consensus estimate for RLI's current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

RLI (NYSE:RLI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.05 by ($0.64). RLI had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 19.53%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of RLI from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $95.00 to $61.00 in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on RLI from $88.00 to $80.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com downgraded RLI from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of RLI in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of RLI from $100.50 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $82.80.

RLI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RLI traded down $0.58 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $74.52. 393,213 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 568,260. The company has a market capitalization of $6.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.90 and a beta of 0.46. The company's 50-day moving average is $78.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.25. RLI has a 1 year low of $67.53 and a 1 year high of $91.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 0.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On RLI

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RLI. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in RLI during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of RLI by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 203 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of RLI in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in RLI by 76.9% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 230 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in RLI during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.89% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at RLI

In other news, Director Michael E. Angelina bought 2,200 shares of RLI stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of $72.62 per share, for a total transaction of $159,764.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 23,514 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,707,586.68. The trade was a 10.32 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael J. Stone sold 400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.78, for a total value of $33,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 429,622 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,421,205.05. The trade was a 0.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 11,200 shares of company stock valued at $805,774. Corporate insiders own 5.09% of the company's stock.

RLI Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a boost from RLI's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.81%. RLI's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.00%.

About RLI

RLI Corp., an insurance holding company, underwrites property and casualty insurance. Its Casualty segment provides commercial and personal coverage products; and general liability products, such as coverage for third-party liability of commercial insureds, including manufacturers, contractors, apartments, and mercantile.