Roth Capital Has Positive Estimate for CINF Q2 Earnings

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF - Free Report) - Roth Capital lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cincinnati Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial's current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cincinnati Financial's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.50 EPS.

CINF has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on Cincinnati Financial from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com upgraded Cincinnati Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Cincinnati Financial from $182.00 to $148.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $147.40.

Cincinnati Financial Price Performance

CINF stock traded up $0.44 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $144.33. The stock had a trading volume of 192,640 shares, compared to its average volume of 659,123. The company has a market cap of $22.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. Cincinnati Financial has a 52-week low of $111.92 and a 52-week high of $161.75. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $139.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $142.63.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The insurance provider reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.61) by $0.37. Cincinnati Financial had a return on equity of 9.01% and a net margin of 20.22%. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Cincinnati Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 23rd will be issued a $0.87 dividend. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.41%. Cincinnati Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 37.95%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Cincinnati Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $223,959,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 15,698.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 816,005 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $120,540,000 after acquiring an additional 810,840 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Cincinnati Financial in the 4th quarter worth $47,114,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its stake in Cincinnati Financial by 62.6% during the fourth quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 627,458 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $90,166,000 after acquiring an additional 241,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,006,254 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $863,099,000 after buying an additional 224,033 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.24% of the company's stock.

About Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides property casualty insurance products in the United States. It operates through five segments: Commercial Lines Insurance, Personal Lines Insurance, Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance, Life Insurance, and Investments. The Commercial Lines Insurance segment offers coverage for commercial casualty, commercial property, commercial auto, and workers' compensation.