Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Chubb Earnings

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chubb in a report released on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $5.72 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.73. The consensus estimate for Chubb's current full-year earnings is $21.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Chubb's Q1 2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.29 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $25.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.84 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on CB. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Chubb from $310.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Chubb from $300.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Hsbc Global Res raised Chubb from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Chubb from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $303.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Chubb from $324.00 to $321.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $307.53.

Chubb Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of CB stock opened at $286.79 on Wednesday. Chubb has a 12 month low of $251.42 and a 12 month high of $306.91. The company has a market cap of $114.92 billion, a PE ratio of 13.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business's 50 day moving average is $287.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $281.60.

Chubb (NYSE:CB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Chubb had a return on equity of 12.37% and a net margin of 15.05%. The business had revenue of $12.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.22 billion.

Chubb announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 15th that allows the company to buyback $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to buy up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Chubb Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.97 dividend. This is a boost from Chubb's previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. Chubb's dividend payout ratio is currently 18.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO John W. Keogh acquired 9,810 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $292.99 per share, for a total transaction of $2,874,231.90. Following the purchase, the chief operating officer now owns 247,538 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,526,158.62. This trade represents a 4.13% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Chubb

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CB. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new stake in shares of Chubb in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Chubb during the first quarter worth about $25,000. North Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Chubb in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Chubb during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, IMA Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Chubb in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. 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.

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