Q2 EPS Estimate for Cincinnati Financial Lifted by Analyst

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) – Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cincinnati Financial’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.50 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com raised shares of Cincinnati Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $182.00 to $148.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $147.40.

Cincinnati Financial Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of CINF stock opened at $139.21 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $21.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $139.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $142.51. Cincinnati Financial has a 1 year low of $111.92 and a 1 year high of $161.75.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The insurance provider reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.61) by $0.37. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Cincinnati Financial had a net margin of 20.22% and a return on equity of 9.01%. The business’s revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.72 EPS.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.87 per share. This is a positive change from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th. This represents a $3.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.50%. Cincinnati Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cincinnati Financial

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $223,959,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Cincinnati Financial by 15,698.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 816,005 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $120,540,000 after purchasing an additional 810,840 shares in the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial in the 4th quarter worth $47,114,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 62.6% during the 4th quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 627,458 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $90,166,000 after buying an additional 241,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,006,254 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $863,099,000 after buying an additional 224,033 shares during the period. 65.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides property casualty insurance products in the United States. It operates through five segments: Commercial Lines Insurance, Personal Lines Insurance, Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance, Life Insurance, and Investments. The Commercial Lines Insurance segment offers coverage for commercial casualty, commercial property, commercial auto, and workers' compensation.