Brokers Issue Forecasts for RLI's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:RLI)

Key Points

• William Blair has raised its Q4 earnings estimate for RLI Corp. to $0.74 per share, slightly above the previous projection of $0.73, with a full-year consensus estimate of $3.08 EPS.
• RLI reported a quarterly earnings result of $0.83 EPS, surpassing expectations of $0.62, and achieved revenues of $510.22 million, well above the projected $444.75 million.
• Shares of RLI opened at $61.19, with the company maintaining a market capitalization of $5.62 billion and a dividend payout ratio of 18.34%.

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for RLI in a report released on Tuesday, October 21st. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.74 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for RLI's current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share.

RLI (NYSE:RLI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.21. RLI had a net margin of 19.02% and a return on equity of 17.16%. The company had revenue of $510.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $444.75 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.31 earnings per share.

RLI has been the topic of several other research reports. Truist Financial set a $62.00 price target on shares of RLI and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of RLI from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of RLI in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $72.80.

RLI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RLI opened at $61.19 on Friday. RLI has a 1 year low of $59.01 and a 1 year high of $91.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The company's 50-day moving average is $65.25 and its 200 day moving average is $70.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.06 and a beta of 0.60.

RLI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. RLI's dividend payout ratio is 18.34%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RLI

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in RLI by 95.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,996,643 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $722,700,000 after purchasing an additional 4,388,400 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of RLI by 117.0% in the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 5,226,797 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $419,869,000 after buying an additional 2,817,616 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of RLI by 106.6% in the first quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,750,738 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $220,967,000 after buying an additional 1,419,212 shares in the last quarter. Markel Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of RLI by 100.0% in the first quarter. Markel Group Inc. now owns 2,394,544 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $192,354,000 after buying an additional 1,197,272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of RLI by 97.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,861,984 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $149,569,000 after buying an additional 920,799 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.89% of the company's stock.

About RLI

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.

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