CNA Financial - CNA Stock Forecast, Price & News

CNA Financial's stock was trading at $42.28 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, CNA shares have decreased by 11.8% and is now trading at $37.27.
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CNA Financial saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 876,000 shares, an increase of 17.8% from the February 13th total of 743,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 192,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 3.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 1st 2023.
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CNA Financial Co. (NYSE:CNA) posted its earnings results on Monday, February, 6th. The insurance provider reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.18. The insurance provider earned $3.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.65 billion. CNA Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.25% and a net margin of 7.53%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share.

CNA Financial announced a None dividend on Monday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $1.62 per share on Thursday, March 9th. This represents a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 17th.
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CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.46%. CNA has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 51.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CNA will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.27% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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135 employees have rated CNA Financial Chief Executive Officer Dino Robusto on Glassdoor.com. Dino Robusto has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

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CNA Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNA."

CNA Financial's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.80%), LSV Asset Management (0.46%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.43%), River Road Asset Management LLC (0.38%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (0.36%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Loews, Daniel Paul Franzetti, Dino Robusto, Douglas Worman, Elizabeth Ann Aguinaga and Michael A Bless.
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One share of CNA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.27.

CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) has a market capitalization of $10.08 billion and generates $11.88 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $894 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.28 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,100 workers across the globe.

CNA Financial's mailing address is 151 N. Franklin, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The official website for the company is www.cna.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (312) 822-5000, via email at investor.relations@cna.com, or via fax at 312-822-6419.