CWS Financial Advisors LLC Makes New $249,000 Investment in Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB)

CWS Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 901 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $249,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of CB. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Chubb by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,576,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,492,103,000 after buying an additional 1,052,999 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its holdings in Chubb by 49.7% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,172,267 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $338,070,000 after buying an additional 389,343 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Chubb by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,772,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $511,226,000 after buying an additional 388,746 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Chubb by 8,398.0% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 274,740 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $79,232,000 after buying an additional 271,507 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Chubb by 259.6% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 321,094 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $89,005,000 after buying an additional 231,791 shares during the last quarter. 83.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Chubb Stock Performance

Shares of CB stock opened at $273.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.67. Chubb Limited has a 52-week low of $238.85 and a 52-week high of $302.05. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $270.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $279.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Chubb (NYSE:CB) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $6.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.33 by $0.69. Chubb had a return on equity of 13.75% and a net margin of 16.63%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Chubb Limited will post 21.52 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on CB shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Chubb from $268.00 to $264.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Chubb from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays cut their target price on Chubb from $349.00 to $324.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Chubb from $328.00 to $329.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 target price on shares of Chubb in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Chubb presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.73.

About Chubb

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.