Brokers Issue Forecasts for CNA Financial FY2026 Earnings

CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for CNA Financial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $4.60 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.65. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CNA Financial’s current full-year earnings is $4.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CNA Financial’s Q4 2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.88 billion. CNA Financial had a return on equity of 12.23% and a net margin of 8.53%.During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.25 earnings per share.

CNA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of CNA Financial from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CNA Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

CNA Financial Trading Up 0.3%

CNA opened at $48.10 on Monday. CNA Financial has a one year low of $43.29 and a one year high of $51.34. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $47.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.02 billion, a PE ratio of 10.25, a P/E/G ratio of 9.05 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.28.

CNA Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a $2.00 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 409.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. CNA Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.94%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Dino Robusto sold 6,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.62, for a total transaction of $297,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 661,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,516,725.56. The trade was a 0.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CNA. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in shares of CNA Financial by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,972 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $190,000 after buying an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of CNA Financial by 70.0% in the 3rd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 556 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of CNA Financial by 6.8% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,957 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $184,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of CNA Financial by 2.9% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,305 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC grew its position in CNA Financial by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 19,268 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $895,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.45% of the company’s stock.

About CNA Financial

CNA Financial Corporation is a leading U.S.-based commercial property and casualty insurance company offering a broad portfolio of risk management and insurance solutions. The company underwrites coverage for businesses of all sizes across a variety of industry sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, energy, technology, construction and real estate. In addition to core property and casualty insurance, CNA delivers specialized products such as surety bonds, professional liability, environmental liability and commercial auto coverage.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, CNA traces its origins to the founding of Continental Casualty Company in 1897.