CNA Financial
About: CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF) is an insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. The company operates under five segments: Specialty, Commercial and International being its core business, and two segments for its non-core businesses, which are Life and Group and Corporate and Other. CNAF, through its segments, provides professional, financial, specialty property, and casualty products to small businesses and medium-scale organizations. It has its business spread across Continental Europe, United Kingdom, and Canada. The majority of the revenues are generated from the Specialty and Commercial segment of the business.
Employees: 6,500
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Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
199% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $392K | Put options by funds: $131K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 2 (+1) [Q4]
79% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 63
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.77% [Q3] → 98.99% (+0.22%) [Q4]
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 42
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.1B [Q3] → $13B (-$123M) [Q4]
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 276 [Q3] → 270 (-6) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$53
13%
upside
Avg. target
$53
13%
upside
High target
$53
13%
upside
1 analyst rating
0 positive
0%
1 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 73% 1-year accuracy 82 / 113 met price target | 13%upside $53 | Market Perform Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
CNA Financial to Report First Quarter 2025 Results on May 5
CHICAGO , April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) will report first quarter 2025 results before the market opens on Monday, May 5, 2025. The news release, earnings presentation and financial supplement will be available on CNA's website at www.cna.com via the Investor Relations section.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Solid Premiums Aid CNA Financial, Cat Loss and High Costs Ail
Solid retention, favorable renewal premium change and new business growth across Specialty, Commercial and International segments poise CNA for growth.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
CNA Financial: A Reliable Partner For Minority Shareholders
CNA Financial is a solid insurance carrier with steady underwriting performance, mid-single digit turnover growth, and a growing dividend policy, including annual special distributions. Despite a 94% drop in Q4 2024 net income due to pension settlement losses, CNA's property and casualty operations remain steady. The dividend per share will increase by 4.5% to $0.46 per quarter, with a special dividend of $2 per share, yielding approximately 7.8%.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
CNA Financial Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Dividend Raised
Q4 results of CNA reflect higher investment income and higher underlying underwriting income, partially offset by increased catastrophe losses.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
CNA Financial (CNA) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
CNA Financial (CNA) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.33 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months ago
LOEWS CORPORATION REPORTS NET INCOME OF $187 MILLION FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024 AND $1,414 MILLION FOR THE FULL YEAR
7.7 MILLION COMMON SHARES REPURCHASED IN 2024 FOR $611 MILLION NEW YORK , Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) today released its fourth quarter 2024 financial results. Fourth Quarter 2024 highlights: Loews Corporation reported net income of $187 million, or $0.86 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $446 million, or $1.99 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months ago
CNA FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES Q4 2024 NET INCOME OF $0.07 PER SHARE AND CORE INCOME OF $1.25 PER SHARE FULL YEAR 2024 NET INCOME OF $3.52 PER SHARE AND RECORD CORE INCOME OF $4.83 PER SHARE REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASED 5% TO $0.46 PER SHARE SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $2.00 PER SHARE
Fourth Quarter Net income of $21 million, includes $290 million after-tax loss from the previously announced pension settlement transaction, versus $367 million in the prior year quarter; core income of $342 million versus $362 million in the prior year quarter. P&C core income of $451 million versus $434 million, reflects higher investment income and higher underlying underwriting income partially offset by higher catastrophe losses.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months ago
CNA Financial to Report Fourth Quarter 2024 Results on February 10
CHICAGO , Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) will report fourth quarter 2024 results before the market opens on Monday, February 10, 2025. The news release, earnings presentation and financial supplement will be available on CNA's website at www.cna.com via the Investor Relations section.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
CNA Stock Trading at a Discount to the Industry: Should You Buy It?
Solid retention, favorable renewal premium change and new business growth across Specialty, Commercial and International segments poise CNA for growth.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 months ago
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for CNA Financial Corporation and Its Subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “a+” (Excellent) of the property/casualty (P/C) subsidiaries of CNA Financial Corporation (CNAF) [NYSE: CNA], collectively known as CNA Insurance Companies (CNA) and the members of Western Surety Group. Concurrently, AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirme.
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