CNA Financial (CNA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CNA Financial Corporation is a leading U.S.-based commercial property and casualty insurance company offering a broad portfolio of risk management and insurance solutions. The company underwrites coverage for businesses of all sizes across a variety of industry sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, energy, technology, construction and real estate. In addition to core property and casualty insurance, CNA delivers specialized products such as surety bonds, professional liability, environmental liability and commercial auto coverage.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, CNA traces its origins to the founding of Continental Casualty Company in 1897. Over more than a century of operations, CNA has expanded its footprint to serve customers throughout the United States and Canada. The company operates through multiple regional offices and claims centers, leveraging technology and analytics to enhance underwriting accuracy and improve service delivery. CNA is a subsidiary of Loews Corporation, a diversified holding company with interests in energy, hospitality, and insurance.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Dino E. Robusto, CNA continues to invest in digital platforms, data-driven risk assessment tools and customer service initiatives. Its suite of risk control consulting services helps clients identify exposures, implement loss prevention strategies and manage crisis response. By combining traditional underwriting expertise with innovative product design and distribution channels, CNA aims to maintain its position as one of North America’s foremost commercial insurers while adapting to evolving industry trends and regulatory landscapes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.89 to $44.57
• 50-Day Range: $42.60 to $48.76
• 52-Week Range: $42.48 to $50.72
• Volume: 417,520 shs
• Average Volume: 464,734 shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.95
• Dividend Yield: 4.32%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CNA Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CNA Financial scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 457th out of 882 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CNA Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CNA Financial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CNA Financial are expected to grow by 15.70% in the coming year, from $4.33 to $5.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CNA Financial is 9.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CNA Financial is 9.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CNA Financial has a PEG Ratio of 5.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CNA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.11. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.86% of the float of CNA Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CNA Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.84.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CNA Financial has recently increased by 5.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

CNA Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.32%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CNA Financial has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CNA Financial is 42.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CNA Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.32% next year. This indicates that CNA Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

CNA Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for CNA Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for CNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added CNA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CNA Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $151,103.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.29% of the stock of CNA Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.45% of the stock of CNA Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/12 Dividend: 2/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/12 Dividend: 2/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/12/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - PROP&CASLTY
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNA
• CIK: 21175
• Web: www.cna.com
• Phone: (312) 822-5000
• Fax: 312-822-6419
• Employees: 6,600
• Year Founded: 1897

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.27
• P/E Growth: 5.74
• Net Income: $1.28 billion
• Net Margins: 8.08%
• Pretax Margin: 10.23%
• Return on Equity: 11.57%
• Return on Assets: 1.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 0.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.80
• Cash Flow: $4.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.99
• Book Value: $40.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 270,530,000
• Free Float: 269,746,000
• Market Cap: $12.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.35