Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Chubb FY2025 Earnings

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Chubb in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $20.86 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $21.27. The consensus estimate for Chubb’s current full-year earnings is $21.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Chubb’s Q2 2026 earnings at $6.90 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $7.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $28.20 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Chubb from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Chubb from $349.00 to $324.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Chubb from $268.00 to $264.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Chubb from $328.00 to $329.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Chubb in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $303.14.

Chubb Stock Down 7.2 %

CB opened at $280.74 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.66. Chubb has a one year low of $238.85 and a one year high of $306.91. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $282.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $281.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.28.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $6.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.33 by $0.69. Chubb had a net margin of 16.63% and a return on equity of 13.75%.

Chubb Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. Chubb’s dividend payout ratio is 16.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Joseph F. Wayland sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $286.96, for a total transaction of $2,869,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 77,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,297,652.88. The trade was a 11.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Evan G. Greenberg sold 25,728 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.45, for a total value of $7,498,425.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 584,395 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $170,321,922.75. The trade was a 4.22 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 63,470 shares of company stock valued at $18,562,730 over the last three months. 0.86% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chubb

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CB. Demars Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chubb by 26,761.4% during the 4th quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 5,360,455 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,481,094,000 after acquiring an additional 5,340,499 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Chubb during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,169,720,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Chubb in the fourth quarter worth $1,158,897,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Chubb by 46.7% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,406,052 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,217,392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403,545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Chubb during the fourth quarter valued at $336,972,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.81% of the company’s stock.

Chubb Company Profile

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.