Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of RLI FY2025 Earnings

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of RLI in a report issued on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $3.34 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.30. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.97 EPS.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.21. RLI had a return on equity of 16.51% and a net margin of 19.02%.The firm had revenue of $509.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $444.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.31 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the stock. Truist Financial set a $62.00 price target on shares of RLI and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of RLI in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised RLI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.80.

RLI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RLI opened at $63.79 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $5.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.74 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.12. RLI has a fifty-two week low of $57.75 and a fifty-two week high of $91.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RLI

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of RLI. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in RLI by 7,300.0% in the 2nd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 370 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the period. Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in RLI in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of RLI in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of RLI by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 396 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of RLI during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors own 77.89% of the company’s stock.

RLI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. RLI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.80%.

RLI Company Profile

RLI Corp., an insurance holding company, underwrites property and casualty insurance. Its Casualty segment provides commercial and personal coverage products; and general liability products, such as coverage for third-party liability of commercial insureds, including manufacturers, contractors, apartments, and mercantile.