QBE Insurance Group (QBIEY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

QBE Insurance Group Limited is an Australia-based international insurance company that provides general insurance and reinsurance products to individuals, businesses, and organizations. Its offerings include commercial property and casualty insurance, workers’ compensation, motor and home insurance, marine coverage, crop insurance, and specialty lines such as professional liability and travel insurance.

QBE serves customers through operations in Australia and New Zealand, North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and other international markets. The company distributes products through brokers, agents, partnerships, and other intermediaries, with services designed for both personal insurance customers and commercial clients across multiple industries.

The company traces its origins to the Queensland Insurance Company, established in Townsville, Australia, in 1886. QBE Insurance Group was formed through the combination of Queensland Insurance, Bankers and Traders Insurance, and the Equitable Life and General Insurance Company. It is headquartered in Sydney and its shares trade on the Australian Securities Exchange, while its American depositary receipts trade over the counter under the symbol QBIEY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.23 to $16.36
• 50-Day Range: $15.37 to $17.92
• 52-Week Range: $12.46 to $18.11
• Volume: 88,383 shs
• Average Volume: 77,353 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

QBE Insurance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

QBE Insurance Group scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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

QBE Insurance Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

QBE Insurance Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for QBE Insurance Group are expected to grow by 20.37% in the coming year, from $0.54 to $0.65 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of QBE Insurance Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

QBE Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.07, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in QBE Insurance Group has recently increased by 234.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

QBE Insurance Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

QBE Insurance Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, QBE Insurance Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.23% next year. This indicates that QBE Insurance Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

QBE Insurance Group has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for QBE Insurance Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, QBE Insurance Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

QBE Insurance Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:QBIEY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.qbe.com
• Phone: (129) 375-4444
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,479
• Year Founded: 1886

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,494,020,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $24.26 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.17