Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Predicts CINF FY2025 Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) – Equities researchers at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cincinnati Financial in a research report issued on Monday, February 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst M. Shields expects that the insurance provider will earn $7.35 per share for the year. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has a “Outperform” rating and a $191.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods also issued estimates for Cincinnati Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.75 EPS.

CINF has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Cincinnati Financial from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Cincinnati Financial in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Cincinnati Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Cincinnati Financial in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Cincinnati Financial has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $174.33.

Cincinnati Financial Price Performance

CINF stock opened at $163.84 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $25.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.30. Cincinnati Financial has a 1 year low of $123.01 and a 1 year high of $169.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $158.59.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cincinnati Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Cincinnati Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in Cincinnati Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Cincinnati Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cincinnati Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 714.3% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 228 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.24% of the company’s stock.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.94 per share. This is a positive change from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.87. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Cincinnati Financial’s payout ratio is currently 25.89%.

More Cincinnati Financial News

Here are the key news stories impacting Cincinnati Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods published refreshed estimates and kept an “Outperform” stance with a $191 price target, raising FY2025 and Q4 EPS expectations (helps justify higher valuation). KBW Research Summary
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks preview flagged Cincinnati as positioned to beat upcoming Q4 estimates — market anticipation of an earnings beat tends to lift the stock ahead of results. Zacks Preview
• Positive Sentiment: The company announced an 8% quarterly dividend increase (new quarterly dividend $0.94; ex-dividend March 24), reinforcing the dividend-growth story that attracts income-focused investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in early February shows effectively zero reported short positions (days-to-cover ~0.0), which reads as noisy/immaterial data and is unlikely to meaningfully affect near‑term price action.
• Negative Sentiment: BofA / market write-ups flagged pressure from soft P&C pricing in the industry and assessed Cincinnati’s outlook in that context — signaling potential top-line or margin headwinds that could cap upside if pricing deterioration continues. BofA / Yahoo Article

About Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CINF) is an insurance holding company headquartered in the Cincinnati area of Ohio that provides property and casualty insurance products and related services. Founded as part of the Cincinnati Insurance group, the company operates through a set of insurance subsidiaries to underwrite and service policies for both personal and commercial customers. Cincinnati Financial is publicly traded and emphasizes underwriting discipline and long-term relationships with its distribution partners and policyholders.

The company’s core business centers on property and casualty insurance, including homeowners, automobile, commercial casualty, commercial multi-peril, and specialty commercial coverages.