Analysts Offer Predictions for Chubb FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has estimated that Chubb will achieve earnings per share of $22.31 for FY2025, which is in line with their "Hold" rating on the stock.
• The company's stock price recently fell by 0.2% to $275.30, with a consensus target price averaging $302.31 from various analysts.
• Chubb announced a quarterly dividend of $0.97, and also initiated a stock buyback program worth $5 billion, indicating confidence in its stock value.

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB - Free Report) - Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Chubb in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $22.31 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chubb's current full-year earnings is $21.52 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Chubb's FY2026 earnings at $25.88 EPS.

CB has been the topic of several other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Chubb from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $303.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Evercore ISI set a $312.00 price target on Chubb in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Chubb from $314.00 to $324.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Citigroup began coverage on Chubb in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $326.00 target price for the company. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered Chubb from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $302.00.

Chubb Stock Performance

Shares of Chubb stock traded down $1.40 on Friday, reaching $272.81. The stock had a trading volume of 1,160,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,035,114. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.28. The business's 50-day moving average price is $277.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $282.54. The stock has a market cap of $108.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.53. Chubb has a fifty-two week low of $252.16 and a fifty-two week high of $306.91.

Chubb (NYSE:CB - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.84 by $0.30. Chubb had a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 16.08%. The firm had revenue of $14.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.38 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Chubb announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, May 15th that allows the company to buyback $5.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to purchase up to 4.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Chubb Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be paid a $0.97 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Chubb's payout ratio is 17.12%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO John W. Keogh sold 85,083 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.24, for a total transaction of $24,694,489.92. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 237,728 shares in the company, valued at $68,998,174.72. This represents a 26.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Michael Corbat purchased 425 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $269.80 per share, with a total value of $114,665.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,450 shares in the company, valued at approximately $661,010. This represents a 20.99% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 100,390 shares of company stock worth $29,163,135. Insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Chubb by 0.6% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,738,895 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $10,643,993,000 after acquiring an additional 210,053 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Chubb by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 11,481,301 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,172,194,000 after purchasing an additional 212,889 shares during the last quarter. GQG Partners LLC raised its holdings in Chubb by 112.1% during the 1st quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 9,394,018 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,836,899,000 after purchasing an additional 4,964,298 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Chubb by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 8,893,963 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,457,402,000 after purchasing an additional 131,075 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Chubb by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,810,780 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,541,771,000 after purchasing an additional 30,721 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.81% of the company's stock.

About Chubb

Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical risk, cyber risk, surety, and casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.