What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for RLI FY2025 Earnings?

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RLI in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will earn $3.09 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.11. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.05 by ($0.64). RLI had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 19.53%.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of RLI in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on RLI from $100.50 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut RLI from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on RLI from $88.00 to $80.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Compass Point lowered their target price on shares of RLI from $185.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.80.

RLI Stock Performance

NYSE:RLI opened at $75.13 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 0.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 20.06 and a beta of 0.46. RLI has a fifty-two week low of $67.53 and a fifty-two week high of $91.14. The company has a fifty day moving average of $78.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.25.

RLI Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This is a boost from RLI’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. RLI’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.49%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Michael J. Stone sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.78, for a total value of $33,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 429,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,421,205.05. This represents a 0.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Michael E. Angelina bought 2,200 shares of RLI stock in a transaction on Friday, January 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $72.62 per share, for a total transaction of $159,764.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 23,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,707,586.68. This trade represents a 10.32 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 11,200 shares of company stock valued at $805,774 in the last three months. 5.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RLI. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in RLI in the third quarter valued at $217,000. Donaldson Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in RLI in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,469,000. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in RLI by 4.6% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 87,580 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $13,573,000 after buying an additional 3,835 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in RLI by 46.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,790 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 569 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RLI during the fourth quarter valued at about $840,000. 77.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About RLI

RLI Corp., an insurance holding company, underwrites property and casualty insurance. Its Casualty segment provides commercial and personal coverage products; and general liability products, such as coverage for third-party liability of commercial insureds, including manufacturers, contractors, apartments, and mercantile.