William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Chubb Earnings

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Chubb in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $5.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.90. The consensus estimate for Chubb's current full-year earnings is $21.52 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Chubb's Q1 2026 earnings at $5.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS.

Chubb (NYSE:CB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.28 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $12.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.22 billion. Chubb had a return on equity of 13.75% and a net margin of 16.63%.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on CB. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Chubb from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Chubb from $300.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Chubb from $316.00 to $314.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Chubb from $268.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Chubb from $303.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $307.86.

Chubb Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CB traded up $3.96 on Monday, reaching $287.25. 410,459 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,624,561. The company has a 50-day moving average of $287.63 and a 200-day moving average of $281.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $115.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.57. Chubb has a 1-year low of $244.84 and a 1-year high of $306.91.

Chubb Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. Chubb's payout ratio is currently 17.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Timothy Alan Boroughs sold 14,748 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $296.12, for a total transaction of $4,367,177.76. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 29,194 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,644,927.28. The trade was a 33.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO George F. Ohsiek sold 763 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.41, for a total value of $221,582.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 20,044 shares in the company, valued at $5,820,978.04. This trade represents a 3.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 63,470 shares of company stock worth $18,562,730. 0.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Chubb

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Demars Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chubb by 26,761.4% during the 4th quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 5,360,455 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,481,094,000 after acquiring an additional 5,340,499 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Chubb in the fourth quarter worth about $1,169,720,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Chubb in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,158,897,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Chubb by 36,831.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,084,033 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $629,357,000 after buying an additional 2,078,390 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Chubb by 46.7% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,406,052 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,217,392,000 after acquiring an additional 1,403,545 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.81% of the company's stock.

Chubb Company Profile

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.