GSA Capital Partners LLP Has $1.38 Million Stock Holdings in CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA)

GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its position in shares of CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA - Free Report) by 53.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,132 shares of the insurance provider's stock after acquiring an additional 9,430 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP's holdings in CNA Financial were worth $1,378,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of CNA Financial by 56.4% during the first quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 624 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of CNA Financial by 60.4% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,166 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of CNA Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $74,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in shares of CNA Financial by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,079 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of CNA Financial by 10.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,262 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.45% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at CNA Financial

In other news, Chairman Dino Robusto sold 6,250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.63, for a total transaction of $297,687.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 705,588 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,607,156.44. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark Steven James sold 5,015 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.35, for a total value of $242,475.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 27,059 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,308,302.65. This trade represents a 15.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CNA Financial Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:CNA traded down $0.44 during trading on Friday, hitting $43.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 644,058 shares, compared to its average volume of 537,131. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.27. CNA Financial Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $43.29 and a fifty-two week high of $52.36. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $45.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.51. The company has a market capitalization of $11.88 billion, a PE ratio of 13.38, a PEG ratio of 5.79 and a beta of 0.51.

CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.16 by ($0.13). CNA Financial had a return on equity of 11.99% and a net margin of 6.19%. The business had revenue of $3.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.68 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.30 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that CNA Financial Corporation will post 4.64 EPS for the current year.

CNA Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. CNA Financial's dividend payout ratio is 56.10%.

CNA Financial Company Profile

CNA Financial Corporation provides commercial property and casualty insurance products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Specialty, Commercial, International, Life & Group, and Corporate & Other segments. The company offers professional liability coverages and risk management services to various professional firms, including architects, real estate agents, and accounting and law firms; directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, and fidelity and cyber coverages to small and mid-size firms, public and privately held firms, and not-for-profit organizations; professional and general liability, as well as associated casualty coverages for healthcare industry; surety and fidelity bonds; and warranty and alternative risks products.