Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for CINF Q2 Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a research report issued on Monday, July 21st. DOWLING & PARTN analyst N. Iacoviello forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Cincinnati Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $150.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cincinnati Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $155.25.

Cincinnati Financial Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:CINF opened at $147.87 on Thursday. Cincinnati Financial has a twelve month low of $115.43 and a twelve month high of $161.74. The firm has a market cap of $23.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.13, a P/E/G ratio of 10.02 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50 day moving average of $147.99 and a 200-day moving average of $142.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The insurance provider reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.61) by $0.37. Cincinnati Financial had a net margin of 13.19% and a return on equity of 6.55%. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cincinnati Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CINF. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 51,658 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $7,423,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 35,792 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $5,143,000 after acquiring an additional 824 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 122,836 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $17,652,000 after acquiring an additional 6,910 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,167,705 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,754,399,000 after acquiring an additional 173,417 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 31.3% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 93,395 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $13,421,000 after acquiring an additional 22,264 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.24% of the company’s stock.

Cincinnati Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 23rd were issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 23rd. Cincinnati Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 37.95%.

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.