NovaPoint Capital LLC Raises Position in Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB)
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemNovaPoint Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB – Free Report) by 2.9% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 18,043 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 511 shares during the period. Chubb comprises 1.7% of NovaPoint Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. NovaPoint Capital LLC’s holdings in Chubb were worth $5,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Sunflower Bank N.A. grew its holdings in Chubb by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Sunflower Bank N.A. now owns 905 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $273,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Chubb by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Tandem Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Unison Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Chubb by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 13,500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,742,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Chubb by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 2,716 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $750,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sage Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Chubb by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 2,467 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $682,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. 83.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Chubb from $316.00 to $314.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays cut their price objective on Chubb from $324.00 to $321.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Chubb from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $303.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. HSBC upgraded shares of Chubb from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $323.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Chubb in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.53.
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Insider Activity at Chubb
In other news, COO John W. Keogh sold 85,083 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.24, for a total value of $24,694,489.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 237,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $68,998,174.72. This represents a 26.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Chubb Stock Performance
NYSE CB opened at $289.34 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. Chubb Limited has a 1-year low of $251.42 and a 1-year high of $306.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.53. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $288.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $281.96.
Chubb (NYSE:CB – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $3.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.28 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $12.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.22 billion. Chubb had a net margin of 15.05% and a return on equity of 12.37%. Equities analysts predict that Chubb Limited will post 21.52 EPS for the current year.
Chubb Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a $0.97 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This is a positive change from Chubb’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. Chubb’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.67%.
Chubb declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, May 15th that authorizes the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the financial services provider to reacquire up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Chubb Profile
Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical risk, cyber risk, surety, and casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses.
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