RenaissanceRe Q3 EPS Estimate Increased by Zacks Research

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for RenaissanceRe in a report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $4.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.00. The consensus estimate for RenaissanceRe's current full-year earnings is $26.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RenaissanceRe's Q4 2025 earnings at $8.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $12.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.72 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $7.59 EPS.

RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The insurance provider reported ($1.49) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.32) by ($1.17). RenaissanceRe had a return on equity of 23.41% and a net margin of 15.99%. The business had revenue of $3.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.36 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $12.18 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of RenaissanceRe from $437.00 to $426.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Barclays cut their target price on RenaissanceRe from $234.00 to $231.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of RenaissanceRe in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of RenaissanceRe from $279.00 to $282.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of RenaissanceRe from $266.00 to $265.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, RenaissanceRe presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $282.60.

RenaissanceRe Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE:RNR traded up $1.68 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $251.61. The company had a trading volume of 277,731 shares, compared to its average volume of 426,785. RenaissanceRe has a 1 year low of $208.98 and a 1 year high of $300.00. The company has a market cap of $12.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $239.86 and a 200 day moving average of $249.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

RenaissanceRe Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. RenaissanceRe's dividend payout ratio is presently 5.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at RenaissanceRe

In other news, CAO James Christopher Fraser sold 332 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $82,847.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 27,154 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,776,009.16. The trade was a 1.21 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On RenaissanceRe

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in RenaissanceRe in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of RenaissanceRe in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in shares of RenaissanceRe by 51.3% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 121 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in RenaissanceRe by 1,587.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 135 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of RenaissanceRe by 71.4% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 156 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.97% of the company's stock.

About RenaissanceRe

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Property, and Casualty and Specialty segments. The Property segment writes property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance and excess of loss reinsurance to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes, including hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis, as well as winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, windstorms, tornadoes, explosions, and acts of terrorism; and other property class of products, such as proportional reinsurance, property per risk, property reinsurance, binding facilities, and regional U.S.