Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for CINF FY2025 Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $5.79 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.26. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $167.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Roth Capital increased their target price on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $160.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $159.40.

Cincinnati Financial Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of CINF opened at $153.65 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $148.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $144.04. Cincinnati Financial has a 12-month low of $123.01 and a 12-month high of $161.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.33, a P/E/G ratio of 7.46 and a beta of 0.70.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The insurance provider reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.58. Cincinnati Financial had a net margin of 15.59% and a return on equity of 7.14%. The firm had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.29 earnings per share. Cincinnati Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Cincinnati Financial

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CINF. GQG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial during the first quarter worth about $270,005,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial during the second quarter worth about $235,714,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 15,698.7% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 816,005 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $120,540,000 after purchasing an additional 810,840 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 558.8% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 540,950 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $79,909,000 after purchasing an additional 458,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 6.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,364,272 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $940,130,000 after purchasing an additional 358,018 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.24% of the company’s stock.

About Cincinnati Financial

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.