William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for Chubb Earnings

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Chubb in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the financial services provider will earn $5.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.90. The consensus estimate for Chubb’s current full-year earnings is $21.52 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Chubb’s Q1 2026 earnings at $5.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on CB. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Chubb from $307.00 to $308.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Chubb from $268.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Chubb in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Hsbc Global Res raised Chubb from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Raymond James reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Chubb in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $307.86.

Chubb Price Performance

Shares of CB stock opened at $284.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $287.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $281.08. Chubb has a one year low of $244.84 and a one year high of $306.91. The firm has a market cap of $114.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.47.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.28 by $0.40. Chubb had a net margin of 16.63% and a return on equity of 13.75%. The firm had revenue of $12.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.22 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chubb

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Chubb by 15.6% in the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,002 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,021,000 after purchasing an additional 1,347 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Chubb by 6.1% in the first quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $494,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Chubb by 3.7% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,192,017 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $359,977,000 after acquiring an additional 41,978 shares in the last quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA raised its holdings in shares of Chubb by 1.8% during the first quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA now owns 132,728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $40,082,000 after acquiring an additional 2,392 shares during the period. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Chubb by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 588 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. 83.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Chubb

In other news, EVP Timothy Alan Boroughs sold 14,748 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $296.12, for a total value of $4,367,177.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 29,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,644,927.28. The trade was a 33.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Evan G. Greenberg sold 25,728 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.45, for a total value of $7,498,425.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 584,395 shares in the company, valued at $170,321,922.75. The trade was a 4.22 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 63,470 shares of company stock worth $18,562,730. 0.86% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Chubb Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. Chubb’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.52%.

About Chubb

Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical risk, cyber risk, surety, and casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.