William Blair Weighs in on RLI's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:RLI)

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI - Free Report) - William Blair upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RLI in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.81. The consensus estimate for RLI's current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share.

RLI (NYSE:RLI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The insurance provider reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $36.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $442.20 million. RLI had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 19.53%. RLI's revenue was down 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of RLI in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Compass Point downgraded shares of RLI from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on RLI from $95.00 to $85.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Jefferies Financial Group cut RLI from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $95.00 to $61.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of RLI from $88.00 to $80.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $78.60.

RLI Price Performance

Shares of RLI stock traded up $0.85 on Monday, reaching $74.06. The company had a trading volume of 28,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 362,143. The business's 50-day moving average is $76.33 and its 200 day moving average is $79.23. RLI has a one year low of $68.50 and a one year high of $91.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.80 billion, a PE ratio of 19.78 and a beta of 0.49.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of RLI by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,608,243 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $759,577,000 after purchasing an additional 41,884 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC boosted its holdings in RLI by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,331,526 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $219,475,000 after acquiring an additional 19,695 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in RLI by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,024,518 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $168,907,000 after acquiring an additional 116,088 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of RLI by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 941,185 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $155,136,000 after acquiring an additional 7,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Port Capital LLC raised its position in shares of RLI by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Port Capital LLC now owns 766,668 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $126,370,000 after purchasing an additional 6,680 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.89% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at RLI

In other news, Director Robert P. Restrepo, Jr. sold 2,864 shares of RLI stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.89, for a total value of $214,484.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,312 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,745,835.68. This trade represents a 10.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jordan W. Graham sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.77, for a total value of $112,155.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 12,854 shares in the company, valued at approximately $961,093.58. The trade was a 10.45 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.16% of the company's stock.

RLI Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a positive change from RLI's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.81%. RLI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.74%.

RLI Company Profile

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.