Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $1.46 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cincinnati Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.46 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.18 per share.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last posted its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.02 billion. Cincinnati Financial had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 18.41%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.27 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on CINF. BMO Capital Markets raised Cincinnati Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Monday, March 25th. TheStreet raised Cincinnati Financial from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott began coverage on Cincinnati Financial in a research note on Thursday, December 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.71.

Cincinnati Financial Stock Performance

CINF stock opened at $124.17 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $114.44 and its 200-day moving average is $107.09. 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 market cap of $19.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.62. Cincinnati Financial has a twelve month low of $95.01 and a twelve month high of $124.35.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.81 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 18th. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.61%. This is a boost from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Cincinnati Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cincinnati Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in Cincinnati Financial by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,389 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $144,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Cincinnati Financial by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,913 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,335,000 after acquiring an additional 4,331 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Cincinnati Financial by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 17,486 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,809,000 after acquiring an additional 853 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Cincinnati Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its position in Cincinnati Financial by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 64,186 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $6,641,000 after acquiring an additional 3,907 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.24% of the company’s stock.

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.