RLI Corp. Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $2.12 Per Share (NYSE:RLI)

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Equities researchers at William Blair upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of RLI in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.00. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $5.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for RLI’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of RLI from $148.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of RLI from $160.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Compass Point lifted their target price on shares of RLI from $158.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of RLI in a report on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.25.

RLI Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE RLI opened at $147.64 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. RLI has a 12 month low of $123.04 and a 12 month high of $149.20. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $144.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.92. The stock has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.39 and a beta of 0.37.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 22nd. The insurance provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.26. RLI had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 17.24%. The business had revenue of $444.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $460.05 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.63 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

RLI Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. RLI’s payout ratio is presently 14.92%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On RLI

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RLI. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in RLI in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Gladius Capital Management LP increased its holdings in RLI by 129.7% in the 3rd quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP now owns 271 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in RLI in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in RLI in the 1st quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in RLI in the 3rd quarter worth $60,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.89% of the company’s stock.

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.