Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for CINF Q2 Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $1.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.24. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.84 EPS.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The insurance provider reported $3.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $1.24. Cincinnati Financial had a net margin of 20.22% and a return on equity of 9.01%.

CINF has been the topic of a number of other reports. 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 note on Wednesday, February 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $180.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.00.

Cincinnati Financial Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Cincinnati Financial stock opened at $143.18 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.86, a PEG ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Cincinnati Financial has a 12-month low of $109.93 and a 12-month high of $161.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $139.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $141.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oak Thistle LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 177.8% in the fourth quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 8,570 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,232,000 after acquiring an additional 5,485 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Cincinnati Financial in the third quarter worth about $546,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 49.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 445,337 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $60,619,000 after acquiring an additional 147,542 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Cincinnati Financial by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 191,149 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $26,019,000 after buying an additional 5,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc raised its holdings in Cincinnati Financial by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc now owns 352,458 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $50,652,000 after buying an additional 70,408 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.24% of the company’s stock.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be issued a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 24th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.43%. This is a boost from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. Cincinnati Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 23.97%.

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.