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

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of RLI in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $3.30 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.07. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.98 EPS.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The insurance provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $510.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $444.75 million. RLI had a net margin of 19.02% and a return on equity of 16.51%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.31 earnings per share.

RLI has been the subject of several other research reports. Truist Financial set a $62.00 target price on RLI and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of RLI in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of RLI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.80.

RLI Stock Performance

Shares of RLI stock opened at $61.76 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $63.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.57. RLI has a 1-year low of $57.75 and a 1-year high of $91.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The company has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 0.61.

RLI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. RLI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.80%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On RLI

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in RLI by 7,300.0% during the 2nd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 370 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of RLI during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in RLI during the third quarter worth $26,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in RLI by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 396 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in RLI in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors own 77.89% of the company’s stock.

RLI Company Profile

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.