CNA Financial Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:CNA)

About CNA Financial Corp.

CNA Financial Corporation is an insurance holding company. The Company's segments include Specialty, Commercial, International, Life & Group Non-Core, and Corporate & Other Non-Core. The Specialty segment provides an array of professional, financial, and specialty property and casualty products and services. The Commercial segment includes property and casualty coverages sold to small businesses and middle market entities and organizations primarily through an independent agency distribution system. The International segment provides management and professional liability coverages, as well as a range of other property and casualty insurance products and services. The Life & Group Non-Core segment primarily includes the results of its individual and group long term care businesses. The Corporate & Other Non-Core segment primarily includes certain corporate expenses, including interest on corporate debt, and the results of certain property and casualty business.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: CNA
CUSIP: 12611710

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $32.74
50 Day Moving Average: $32.86
200 Day Moving Average: $32.04
52-Week Range: $27.99 - $37.34
Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.11
Foreward P/E Ratio: 10.04
P/E Growth: 2.47
Market Cap: $8.86B
Outstanding Shares: 270,483,000
Beta: 1.24

Profitability:

Net Margins: 4.27%
Return on Equity: 4.28%
Return on Assets: 0.91%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23%
Current Ratio: 0.24%
Quick Ratio: 0.24%

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Consensus Ratings for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$161.00 (391.75% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
1/22/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Buy	$45.00 -> $42.00
10/16/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$280.00
2/9/2015	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
1/14/2015	Macquarie	Upgrade	Neutral -> Outperform

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/31/2016
8/1/2016	Q216	$0.71	$0.74	$2.17 billion		View	Listen
5/2/2016	Q116	$0.63	$0.64	$1.97 billion		View	Listen
2/8/2016	Q415	$0.90	($0.19)	$2.18 billion		View	Listen
11/2/2015	Q315	$0.73	$0.77	$2.18 billion		View	Listen
8/3/2015	Q215	$0.81	$0.51	$2.06 billion		View	Listen
5/4/2015	Q115	$0.85	$0.83	$2.22 billion	$1.67 billion	View	Listen
2/9/2015	Q414	$0.84	$0.76	$2.29 billion		View	Listen
11/3/2014	Q314	$0.81	$0.80	$2.24 billion		View	Listen
8/4/2014	Q214	$0.82	$1.00	$2.34 billion	$1.65 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2014	Q114	$0.84	$0.70	$2.13 billion		View	Listen
2/10/2014	Q413	$0.88	$1.24	$2.29 billion		View	Listen
10/28/2013	Q313	$0.74	$1.00	$1.53 billion	$1.62 billion	View	Listen
7/29/2013	Q2 2013	$0.70	$0.72	$2.10 billion		View	Listen
4/29/2013	Q1 2013	$0.71	$0.86	$2.28 billion		View	Listen
2/11/2013	Q4 2012	$0.04	($0.09)	$2.05 billion		View	Listen
10/29/2012	Q312	$0.68	$0.80			View	N/A
7/30/2012		$0.59	$0.62			View	N/A
4/30/2012		$0.69	$0.84			View	N/A
2/6/2012		$0.69	$0.71			View	N/A
10/31/2011		$0.25	$0.34			View	N/A
8/1/2011		$0.49	$0.47			View	N/A
5/2/2011		$0.72	$0.80			View	N/A
2/7/2011		$0.69	$1.18			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.73 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.26 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.37	$0.79	$0.63
Q2 2016	2	$0.72	$0.74	$0.73
Q3 2016	2	$0.79	$0.86	$0.83
Q4 2016	2	$0.86	$0.88	$0.87
Q1 2017	2	$0.66	$0.83	$0.75
Q2 2017	2	$0.79	$0.83	$0.81
Q3 2017	2	$0.78	$0.88	$0.83
Q4 2017	2	$0.86	$0.90	$0.88

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

Annual Dividend:	$1.00
Dividend Yield:	3.05%
Dividend Growth:	18.60% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	70.92% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 36.63% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 30.67% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/1/2016	quarterly	$0.25	3.22%	8/11/2016	8/15/2016	8/31/2016
5/2/2016	quarterly	$0.25	3.07%	5/12/2016	5/16/2016	6/1/2016
2/8/2016	special	$2.00	3.32%	2/18/2016	2/22/2016	3/9/2016
11/2/2015	quarterly	$0.25	2.72%	11/12/2015	11/16/2015	12/2/2015
8/3/2015	quarterly	$0.25	2.56%	8/13/2015	8/17/2015	9/2/2015
5/5/2015	quarterly	$0.25	2.52%	5/14/2015	5/18/2015	6/3/2015
2/9/2015	quarterly	$0.25	2.39%	2/19/2015	2/23/2015	3/12/2015
11/3/2014	quarterly	$0.25	2.57%	11/13/2014	11/17/2014	12/3/2014
8/4/2014	quarterly	$0.25	2.69%	8/14/2014	8/18/2014	9/3/2014
4/29/2014	quarterly	$0.25	2.51%	5/8/2014	5/12/2014	5/28/2014
2/11/2014	quarterly	$0.25	2.35%	2/20/2014	2/24/2014	3/12/2014
2/10/2014	special	$1.00	2.37%	2/20/2014	2/24/2014	3/12/2014
10/29/2013	quarterly	$0.20	1.97%	11/7/2013	11/12/2013	11/26/2013
7/29/2013	quarterly	$0.20	2.28%	8/8/2013	8/12/2013	8/28/2013
4/29/2013	quarterly	$0.20	2.37%	5/9/2013	5/13/2013	5/29/2013
2/11/2013	quarterly	$0.20	2.51%	2/19/2013	2/21/2013	3/7/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.52%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 99.12%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
3/10/2016	Corp Loews	Major Shareholder	Buy	105,100	$30.20	$3,174,020.00
2/29/2016	Corp Loews	Major Shareholder	Buy	49,900	$28.90	$1,442,110.00
2/25/2016	Corp Loews	Major Shareholder	Buy	111,900	$28.55	$3,194,745.00
5/13/2015	Jonathan D Kantor	EVP	Sell	40,276	$39.21	$1,579,221.96
2/11/2015	D Craig Mense	CFO	Sell	25,000	$42.09	$1,052,250.00
5/7/2014	D Craig Mense	CFO	Sell	17,855	$41.64	$743,482.20
2/14/2014	D Craig Mense	CFO	Sell	32,145	$41.95	$1,348,482.75
2/25/2013	Thomas Pontarelli	EVP	Sell	3,259	$32.01	$104,320.59

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA)

Date	Headline
	Steve Hernandez Appointed Senior Vice President, Commercial Risk Control (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 10:06 AM
	Cna Financial : Fresenius Medical Care North America Receives Safety In Excellence Award From CNA For 17th Year (NYSE:CNA) www.4-traders.com - September 19 at 5:04 PM
	CNA Financial Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : CNA-US : September 19, 2016 (NYSE:CNA) www.capitalcube.com - September 19 at 9:00 AM
	CNA Appoints Paul Larson Senior Vice President of Financial Institutions and Management Liability (NYSE:CNA) www.cbs58.com - September 17 at 9:00 AM
	CNA FINANCIAL : TechAssure Names CNA Key Sponsor For Member Agencies That Specialize In Technology, Life Sciences, Venture Capital And Cyber Liability (NYSE:CNA) www.4-traders.com - September 17 at 9:00 AM
	Tisch Says Fed Stuck in a Hole Causing ‘All Manner of Problems’ (NYSE:CNA) washpost.bloomberg.com - September 14 at 4:22 PM
	Tisch: Fed stuck in a hole (NYSE:CNA) seekingalpha.com - September 14 at 4:22 PM
	Insurance fight prolongs Hartford City junk yard's pollution (NYSE:CNA) www.springfieldnewssun.com - September 13 at 9:06 AM
	CNA Relocates Its New Jersey Branch (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - September 12 at 9:06 AM
	TechAssure Names CNA Key Sponsor For Member Agencies That Specialize In Technology, Life Sciences, Venture Capital And Cyber Liability (NYSE:CNA) www.publicnow.com - September 8 at 4:10 PM
	Investors Catching Stocks: Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) (NYSE:CNA) larampadinapoli.com - September 4 at 4:00 PM
	CNA Activates Catastrophe Operations Center To Process Claims Related To Hurricane Events (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - September 2 at 9:06 AM
	5:21 pm CNA Financial announced its Catastrophe Operations Center in Colorado is fully operational and ready to manage claims related to Hurricane Hermine, which is expected to make landfall in the next 24-48 hours (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - September 2 at 9:06 AM
	CNA Financial (CNA) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA (NYSE:CNA) www.nasdaq.com - August 25 at 4:21 PM
	CNA Announces New D&O Liability Side A-DIC Insurance Policy (NYSE:CNA) www.publicnow.com - August 25 at 9:16 AM
	Cna Financial : Shay Conyers Appointed Assistant Vice President Of Distribution (NYSE:CNA) www.4-traders.com - August 23 at 8:29 AM
	Shay Conyers Appointed Assistant Vice President Of Distribution (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - August 23 at 8:29 AM
	Form 13F-HR CNA FINANCIAL CORP For: Jun 30 (NYSE:CNA) www.streetinsider.com - August 10 at 4:23 PM
	Long-term care insurance rates soaring (NYSE:CNA) www.bostonglobe.com - August 8 at 4:22 PM
	Long-term health care rates soar (NYSE:CNA) www.bostonglobe.com - August 8 at 9:07 AM
	CNA FINANCIAL CORP Financials (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - August 6 at 4:43 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to CNA Financial Corp. : August 4, 2016 (NYSE:CNA) www.capitalcube.com - August 4 at 4:29 PM
	Centrica Plc :CNA-GB: Earnings Analysis: For the six months ended June 30, 2016 : August 3, 2016 (NYSE:CNA) www.capitalcube.com - August 3 at 10:59 AM
	P&C combined ratio improves one point to 97.4% for CNA Financial, net income at US$209 million for Q2 2016 (NYSE:CNA) www.canadianunderwriter.ca - August 2 at 9:54 PM
	David Price Appointed Chief Underwriting Officer For CNA Canada (NYSE:CNA) www.publicnow.com - August 2 at 4:26 PM
	CNA Financial Corp Earnings Call (Q2 2016) (NYSE:CNA) biz.yahoo.com - August 2 at 9:05 AM
	CNA Financial Corp Bottom Line Advances 52% In Q2 (NYSE:CNA) www.nasdaq.com - August 2 at 9:05 AM
	CNA Financial's (CNA) CEO Thomas Motamed on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NYSE:CNA) seekingalpha.com - August 2 at 9:05 AM
	CNA Financial Corporation: CNA Financial Announces Second Quarter 2016 Results (NYSE:CNA) www.twst.com - August 2 at 9:05 AM
	Edited Transcript of CNA earnings conference call or presentation 1-Aug-16 2:00pm GMT (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 9:05 AM
	CNA Financial Corp Earnings Call scheduled for 10:00 am ET today (NYSE:CNA) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 4:16 PM
	CNA FINANCIAL CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition (NYSE:CNA) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 4:16 PM
	CNA Financial (CNA) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Surge Y/Y (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - August 1 at 4:16 PM
	CNA Financial (CNA) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - August 1 at 7:28 AM
	Q2 2016 CNA Financial Corp Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:CNA) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 7:07 AM
	CNA Financial beats 2Q profit forecasts (NYSE:CNA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 1 at 6:12 AM
	AXIS Insurance appoints former CNA veteran as executive vice-president (NYSE:CNA) www.ibamag.com - July 31 at 8:50 AM
	Axis taps CNA exec to head U.S. programs (NYSE:CNA) www.businessinsurance.com - July 29 at 8:07 AM
	Axis hires Tatum from CNA (NYSE:CNA) www.insuranceinsider.com - July 29 at 8:07 AM
	Executives On The Move at BHSI and AXIS (NYSE:CNA) www.carriermanagement.com - July 29 at 8:07 AM
	Tatum swaps CNA for Axis Insurance (NYSE:CNA) www.reactionsnet.com - July 28 at 12:44 PM
	CNA’s Tatum Named Head of AXIS Insurance’s U.S. Programs (NYSE:CNA) www.insurancejournal.com - July 28 at 12:44 PM
	Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg: 60 Mid-Level Managers Left Since M&A Deal Announced (NYSE:CNA) www.carriermanagement.com - July 27 at 9:59 PM
	Cna Financial Corp : half-yearly earnings release (NYSE:CNA) www.4-traders.com - July 27 at 12:53 PM
	CNA Participates In Give Back Day At YOUth CAN Chicago (NYSE:CNA) www.publicnow.com - July 27 at 8:58 AM
	CNA : Announces Increased Capacity Limits Up To $50 Million For Umbrella & Excess Liability (NYSE:CNA) www.4-traders.com - July 21 at 9:49 PM
	CNA raises umbrella and excess liability limits (NYSE:CNA) www.businessinsurance.com - July 21 at 9:49 PM
	CNA Announces Increased Capacity Limits Up To $50 Million For Umbrella & Excess Liability (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 8:00 AM
	Rick Childs Appointed Vice President, Underwriting For Construction (NYSE:CNA) finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 4:00 PM
	Warren Buffett buys US$1.8 billion ‘gem’ of a medical insurer (NYSE:CNA) business.financialpost.com - July 18 at 4:30 PM