Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.63 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Cincinnati Financial in a report released on Thursday, April 18th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.63 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.58. The consensus estimate for Cincinnati Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.33 per share.

Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The insurance provider reported $2.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.33. Cincinnati Financial had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 18.41%. The firm had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.27 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

CINF has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Cincinnati Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company 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 report on Tuesday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Cincinnati Financial from $136.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of Cincinnati Financial in a report on Monday, April 1st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Cincinnati Financial from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $123.57.

Cincinnati Financial Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of CINF opened at $120.96 on Monday. Cincinnati Financial has a 12-month low of $95.01 and a 12-month high of $124.35. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $18.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $117.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.73.

Cincinnati Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 19th were issued a dividend of $0.81 per share. This is an increase from Cincinnati Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 18th. This represents a $3.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. Cincinnati Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 6,041 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,258 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,160,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Pinion Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Pinion Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,613 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $374,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 3,568 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $365,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Cincinnati Financial by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,004 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.24% of the company’s stock.

Cincinnati Financial Company Profile

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.