Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Chubb Earnings

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Chubb in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.14 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.92. The consensus estimate for Chubb’s current full-year earnings is $21.95 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Chubb’s Q2 2025 earnings at $6.06 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $22.35 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on CB. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Chubb in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Chubb from $268.00 to $264.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Chubb from $275.00 to $282.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Chubb in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Chubb from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $289.78.

Chubb Price Performance

Shares of CB stock opened at $274.76 on Friday. Chubb has a twelve month low of $238.85 and a twelve month high of $302.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $275.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $279.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.25, a P/E/G ratio of 7.23 and a beta of 0.67.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $6.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.33 by $0.69. Chubb had a return on equity of 15.46% and a net margin of 18.32%.

Institutional Trading of Chubb

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CB. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Chubb by 7.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,576,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,492,103,000 after buying an additional 1,052,999 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Chubb by 28.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,772,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $511,226,000 after acquiring an additional 388,746 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its holdings in shares of Chubb by 49.7% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,172,267 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $338,070,000 after acquiring an additional 389,343 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Chubb by 28,885.3% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 935,067 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,696,640,000 after purchasing an additional 931,841 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Chubb by 0.8% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 925,622 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $266,940,000 after purchasing an additional 7,462 shares in the last quarter. 83.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Chubb Dividend Announcement

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

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.