Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for RLI Earnings

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for RLI in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $0.92 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

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

RLI Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of RLI stock opened at $76.03 on Friday. RLI has a 1-year low of $67.53 and a 1-year high of $91.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market cap of $6.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.30 and a beta of 0.46. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.20.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.

Insider Transactions at RLI

In other RLI news, Director David B. Duclos purchased 2,000 shares of RLI stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $72.50 per share, with a total value of $145,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,215 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $523,087.50. This trade represents a 38.35 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Michael J. Stone sold 400 shares of RLI stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.78, for a total transaction of $33,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 429,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,421,205.05. This trade represents a 0.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 11,200 shares of company stock worth $805,774 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 5.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of RLI

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of RLI. Norges Bank acquired a new position in RLI during the 4th quarter worth $80,476,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of RLI by 580.4% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 415,247 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $68,445,000 after buying an additional 354,219 shares during the period. Nepsis Inc. increased its stake in shares of RLI by 138.8% during the fourth quarter. Nepsis Inc. now owns 296,526 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $48,876,000 after buying an additional 172,370 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in RLI by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,024,518 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $168,907,000 after acquiring an additional 116,088 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in RLI in the fourth quarter valued at $17,854,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.89% of the company’s stock.

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.