Evan G. Greenberg Sells 25,728 Shares of Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) Stock

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CBGet Free Report) CEO Evan G. Greenberg sold 25,728 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.45, for a total transaction of $7,498,425.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 584,395 shares in the company, valued at approximately $170,321,922.75. This trade represents a 4.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Chubb Stock Performance

NYSE:CB opened at $294.46 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $273.60 and its 200 day moving average is $280.85. The firm has a market cap of $117.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.96, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.25. Chubb Limited has a 52-week low of $238.85 and a 52-week high of $302.05.

Chubb (NYSE:CBGet Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 16.63% and a return on equity of 13.75%. Research analysts predict that Chubb Limited will post 21.52 EPS for the current year.

Chubb Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Chubb’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.02%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CB. Impax Asset Management Group plc bought a new stake in Chubb in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,336,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Chubb by 41.7% in the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,172 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $915,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Chubb during the third quarter valued at about $129,000. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Chubb by 3.3% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 2,083 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $601,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Chubb by 7.9% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,079 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $600,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.81% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Chubb from $296.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. HSBC upgraded Chubb from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $323.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Chubb from $328.00 to $329.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Chubb in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Chubb from $268.00 to $264.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $301.00.

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Chubb Company Profile

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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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