Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.63 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a research note issued on Thursday, April 18th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.63 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.58. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share.

CINF has been the subject of several other reports. TheStreet raised shares of Cincinnati Financial from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Cincinnati Financial from $136.00 to $143.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Cincinnati Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $125.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $116.00 target price on shares of Cincinnati Financial in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $123.57.

Cincinnati Financial Stock Up 0.8 %

NASDAQ CINF opened at $120.96 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $117.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $108.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.37, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.63. Cincinnati Financial has a 52 week low of $95.01 and a 52 week high of $124.35.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The insurance provider reported $2.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. Cincinnati Financial had a net margin of 18.41% and a return on equity of 8.56%. Cincinnati Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.27 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cincinnati Financial

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CINF. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Cincinnati Financial by 10.0% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,991 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 54.7% during the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,555 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $159,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 27.6% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,109 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. DnB Asset Management AS grew its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 0.5% during the third quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 27,128 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,775,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 18.0% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. 65.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 19th were issued a $0.81 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 18th. This is an increase from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.68%. Cincinnati Financial’s payout ratio is currently 27.76%.

Cincinnati Financial Company Profile

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.