Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB - Free Report) - Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Chubb in a note issued to investors on Friday, September 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will earn $6.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $6.44. The consensus estimate for Chubb's current full-year earnings is $21.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Chubb's FY2026 earnings at $25.00 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.50 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Chubb from $304.00 to $292.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Chubb from $300.00 to $295.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 18th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Chubb in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $326.00 target price on the stock. Evercore ISI set a $312.00 target price on shares of Chubb in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Chubb from $314.00 to $324.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $303.06.
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Chubb Stock Up 0.9%
Chubb stock opened at $280.77 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $111.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Chubb has a twelve month low of $252.16 and a twelve month high of $306.91. The company's 50-day moving average price is $273.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $282.55.
Chubb (NYSE:CB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.84 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $14.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.53 billion. Chubb had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 12.34%. The business's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.38 EPS.
Chubb Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be given a $0.97 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Chubb's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.12%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Michael Corbat bought 425 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $269.80 per share, for a total transaction of $114,665.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,450 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $661,010. This represents a 20.99% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider John J. Lupica sold 5,513 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.06, for a total transaction of $1,599,100.78. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 91,180 shares in the company, valued at $26,447,670.80. This represents a 5.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of Chubb
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CB. GQG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Chubb by 112.1% during the first quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 9,394,018 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,836,899,000 after acquiring an additional 4,964,298 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Chubb during the second quarter valued at $1,195,137,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Chubb during the first quarter valued at $562,221,000. Demars Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Chubb by 16.4% during the first quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 6,238,632 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,884,004,000 after acquiring an additional 878,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Chubb by 1,243.9% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 680,456 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $205,491,000 after acquiring an additional 629,822 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.81% of the company's stock.
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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.
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