Zacks Research Comments on Cincinnati Financial Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CINF)

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cincinnati Financial in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $1.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.18 per share.

CINF has been the subject of a number of other reports. Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on shares of Cincinnati Financial in a report on Thursday, December 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets raised Cincinnati Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $125.00 to $135.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, TheStreet upgraded Cincinnati Financial from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Cincinnati Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.71.

Cincinnati Financial Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Cincinnati Financial stock opened at $124.17 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.84. Cincinnati Financial has a 52-week low of $95.01 and a 52-week high of $124.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.45 billion, a PE ratio of 10.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.62.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 7th. The insurance provider reported $2.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. Cincinnati Financial had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 18.41%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.27 earnings per share.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 19th will be issued a $0.81 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 18th. This represents a $3.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.61%. This is a positive change from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Cincinnati Financial’s payout ratio is presently 27.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $179,305,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its position in Cincinnati Financial by 554.7% during the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 1,109,299 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $113,470,000 after buying an additional 939,861 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. increased its holdings in Cincinnati Financial by 294.9% during the fourth quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 589,409 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $60,350,000 after buying an additional 440,158 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Cincinnati Financial by 4.1% in the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,120,162 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,246,056,000 after acquiring an additional 360,552 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 1,870.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 274,030 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $28,031,000 after acquiring an additional 260,122 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.