William Blair Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for Chubb

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) – William Blair reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Chubb in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the financial services provider will earn $20.34 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $20.60. The consensus estimate for Chubb’s current full-year earnings is $21.95 per share.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $6.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.33 by $0.69. Chubb had a return on equity of 15.46% and a net margin of 18.32%.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on CB. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Chubb from $281.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Chubb from $289.00 to $293.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Chubb from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Chubb in a report on Thursday. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Chubb in a report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $289.78.

Chubb Price Performance

NYSE:CB opened at $274.76 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $110.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.25, a P/E/G ratio of 7.23 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $275.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $279.20. Chubb has a one year low of $238.85 and a one year high of $302.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28.

Chubb Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. Chubb’s payout ratio is 14.91%.

Institutional Trading of Chubb

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CB. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Chubb by 57.8% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 356,602 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $102,840,000 after buying an additional 130,629 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank raised its stake in shares of Chubb by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 81,282 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $22,458,000 after acquiring an additional 4,757 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chubb by 28.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,772,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $511,226,000 after purchasing an additional 388,746 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Chubb by 97.9% in the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 3,851 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 1,905 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Chubb during the 3rd quarter worth about $721,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.81% of the company’s stock.

Chubb Company Profile

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.