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How to buy Cincinnati Financial Corporation stock (CINF)

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation is an insurance - property & casualty business based in the US. Cincinnati Financial Corporation shares (CINF) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $138.24 – a decrease of 2.23% over the previous week. Cincinnati Financial Corporation employs 5,426 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.6 billion.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation stock price (NASDAQ: CINF)

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-10-25.
Latest market close$138.24
52-week range$95.10 - $142.25
50-day moving average $135.72
200-day moving average $121.89
Wall St. target price$140.83
PE ratio 10.1498
Dividend yield $3.12 (2.33%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $13.62

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $138.88 from 2024-10-23

1 week (2024-10-18) -1.78%
1 month (2024-09-26) 2.90%
3 months (2024-07-26) 12.04%
6 months (2024-04-26) 25.25%
1 year (2023-10-26) 39.33%
2 years (2022-10-26) 41.57%
3 years (2021-10-26) 12.86%
5 years (2019-10-25) 31.34%

Is Cincinnati Financial Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Cincinnati Financial Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cincinnati Financial Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's P/E ratio

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, Cincinnati Financial Corporation shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's EBITDA

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Cincinnati Financial Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation financials

Revenue TTM $10.6 billion
Operating margin TTM 15.72%
Gross profit TTM $-533,000,000
Return on assets TTM 5.17%
Return on equity TTM 18.07%
Profit margin 20.21%
Book value $81.80
Market Capitalization $21.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Cincinnati Financial Corporation.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 28.69

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Cincinnati Financial Corporation's overall score of 28.69 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 47th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Cincinnati Financial Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's environmental score

Environmental score: 8.21/100

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's environmental score of 8.21 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Cincinnati Financial Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's social score

Social score: 12.19/100

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's social score of 12.19 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Cincinnati Financial Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's governance score

Governance score: 17.29/100

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Cincinnati Financial Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Cincinnati Financial Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Cincinnati Financial Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Cincinnati Financial Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score 28.69
Total ESG percentile 47.14
Environmental score 8.21
Environmental score percentile 7
Social score 12.19
Social score percentile 7
Governance score 17.29
Governance score percentile 7
Level of controversy 2

Cincinnati Financial Corporation share dividends

46%

Dividend payout ratio: 45.76% of net profits

Recently Cincinnati Financial Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Cincinnati Financial Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cincinnati Financial Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $3.12 per share.

While Cincinnati Financial Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Cincinnati Financial Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 14 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Cincinnati Financial Corporation's shares ever split?

Cincinnati Financial Corporation's shares were split on a 105:100 basis on 3 April 2005 . So if you had owned 100 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 105 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Cincinnati Financial Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 4.8% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Cincinnati Financial Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Cincinnati Financial Corporation's share price.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Cincinnati Financial Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $95.102 up to $142.25. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

CINF.US volatility(beta: 0.67)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Cincinnati Financial Corporation's is 0.67. This would suggest that Cincinnati Financial Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Cincinnati Financial Corporation overview

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. It also provides contract and commercial surety bonds, and fidelity bonds; and machinery and equipment. The Personal Lines Insurance segment offers personal auto insurance; homeowner insurance; and dwelling fire, inland marine, personal umbrella liability, and watercraft coverages to individuals. The Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance segment offers commercial casualty insurance that covers businesses for third-party liability from accidents occurring on their premises or arising out of their operations, such as injuries sustained from products, as well as other coverages, including miscellaneous errors and omissions, professional liability, and excess liability; and commercial property insurance, which insures buildings, inventory, equipment, and business income from loss or damage due to various causes, such as fire, wind, hail, water, theft, and vandalism. The Life Insurance segment provides term life insurance products; universal life insurance products; worksite products, such as term life; and whole life insurance products, as well as annuities.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Cincinnati Financial Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.561% of Cincinnati Financial Corporation shares are held by insiders and 68.222% by institutions.
How many people work for Cincinnati Financial Corporation?
Latest data suggests 5,426 work at Cincinnati Financial Corporation.
When does the fiscal year end for Cincinnati Financial Corporation?
Cincinnati Financial Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Cincinnati Financial Corporation based?
Cincinnati Financial Corporation's address is: 6200 South Gilmore Road, Fairfield, OH, United States, 45014-5141
What is Cincinnati Financial Corporation's ISIN number?
Cincinnati Financial Corporation's international securities identification number is: US1720621010
What is Cincinnati Financial Corporation's CUSIP number?
Cincinnati Financial Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 172062101

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