Chubb (CB) ended the recent trading session at $325.74, demonstrating a -1.28% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.18%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.66%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.96%.
Coming into today, shares of the insurer had lost 0.04% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 4.89%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.93%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Chubb in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on April 21, 2026. On that day, Chubb is projected to report earnings of $6.46 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 75.54%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $14.85 billion, up 8.66% from the year-ago period.
CB's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $26.48 per share and revenue of $63.47 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +6.82% and +5.85%, respectively.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Chubb. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.3% upward. Right now, Chubb possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Chubb has a Forward P/E ratio of 12.46 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 10.68, which means Chubb is trading at a premium to the group.
We can additionally observe that CB currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.74. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Insurance - Property and Casualty industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.98.
The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is part of the Finance sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 38, positioning it in the top 16% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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