William Blair Comments on Chubb’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:CB)

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) – Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for Chubb in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $20.34 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $20.60. The consensus estimate for Chubb’s current full-year earnings is $22.86 per share.

CB has been the subject of several other reports. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Chubb in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Chubb from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America upped their target price on Chubb from $275.00 to $282.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Chubb in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Chubb from $281.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chubb presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $289.83.

Chubb Stock Down 1.0 %

Chubb stock opened at $272.01 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $109.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.45 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.28. Chubb has a fifty-two week low of $238.85 and a fifty-two week high of $302.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $275.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $279.17.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $6.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.33 by $0.69. Chubb had a return on equity of 13.86% and a net margin of 16.63%.

Institutional Trading of Chubb

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CB. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Chubb by 56.5% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 97 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Chubb during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in Chubb in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Raelipskie Partnership acquired a new stake in Chubb in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chubb during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.81% of the company’s stock.

Chubb Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. Chubb’s payout ratio is currently 16.02%.

About Chubb

Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical risk, cyber risk, surety, and casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.