Zacks Research Estimates RLI’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:RLI)

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of RLI in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will earn $3.09 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.11. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

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

RLI Price Performance

RLI stock opened at $75.13 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $78.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.25. The firm has a market cap of $6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 20.06 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. RLI has a 52-week low of $67.53 and a 52-week high of $91.14.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.05 by ($0.64). RLI had a net margin of 19.53% and a return on equity of 16.63%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of RLI by 3.4% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,875 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $601,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in RLI by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 18,586 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in RLI in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of RLI by 138.0% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,156 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of RLI by 2.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 73,514 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $11,393,000 after buying an additional 2,072 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.89% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David B. Duclos purchased 2,000 shares of RLI stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $72.50 per share, with a total value of $145,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,215 shares in the company, valued at approximately $523,087.50. The trade was a 38.35 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Craig W. Kliethermes acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $71.35 per share, for a total transaction of $356,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 139,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,931,206.50. The trade was a 3.73 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 11,200 shares of company stock worth $805,774 over the last 90 days. 5.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

RLI Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a boost from RLI’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. RLI’s payout ratio is presently 15.49%.

RLI Company Profile

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.