Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for RLI Earnings

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of RLI in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $0.92 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.93. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for RLI’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by ($0.64). RLI had a net margin of 19.53% and a return on equity of 16.63%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Compass Point reduced their price objective on RLI from $185.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of RLI from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of RLI from $88.00 to $80.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut RLI from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $95.00 to $61.00 in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of RLI in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, RLI has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.80.

RLI Stock Up 1.9 %

RLI stock opened at $76.03 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.30 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 0.34. RLI has a fifty-two week low of $67.53 and a fifty-two week high of $91.14. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael J. Stone sold 400 shares of RLI stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.78, for a total transaction of $33,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 429,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,421,205.05. The trade was a 0.09 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael E. Angelina acquired 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $72.62 per share, for a total transaction of $159,764.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,514 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,707,586.68. This represents a 10.32 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders purchased 11,200 shares of company stock worth $805,774. Company insiders own 5.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in RLI during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of RLI during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in RLI by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 203 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in RLI by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 230 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of RLI during the 4th quarter worth about $56,000. 77.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.