RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for RLI in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 21st. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $3.33 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.18. The consensus estimate for RLI's current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for RLI's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS.
Several other brokerages have also commented on RLI. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of RLI in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of RLI from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $62.00 price objective on shares of RLI and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $72.80.
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RLI Stock Performance
Shares of RLI opened at $61.49 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.35. RLI has a one year low of $59.01 and a one year high of $91.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14 and a beta of 0.60.
RLI (NYSE:RLI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.21. RLI had a net margin of 19.02% and a return on equity of 17.16%. The business had revenue of $510.22 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $444.75 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.31 earnings per share.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On RLI
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Securian Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of RLI by 8.6% during the third quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,877 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $449,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of RLI by 8.9% during the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 25,600 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its holdings in RLI by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,657 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its holdings in RLI by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,784 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $508,000 after acquiring an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC raised its holdings in RLI by 33.3% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,949 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $714,000 after acquiring an additional 2,734 shares during the last quarter. 77.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
RLI Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. RLI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.34%.
RLI Company Profile
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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.
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