Overview

• Cincinnati Financial Q3 revenue beats analyst expectations, driven by underwriting and investment gains

• Net income for Q3 rises 37% yr/yr, driven by investment gains and underwriting profit

• Company's combined ratio improves to 88.2%, reflecting lower catastrophe losses

Result Drivers

• UNDERWRITING PROFITS - Co attributes improved Q3 results to strong property casualty underwriting performance, with a combined ratio of 88.2%

• INVESTMENT GAINS - Q3 net income boosted by $77 mln from net investment gains and $30 mln from investment income

• LOWER CATASTROPHE LOSSES - 9.2 percentage-point improvement in Q3 combined ratio due to reduced catastrophe losses

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the property & casualty insurance peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Cincinnati Financial Corp is $170.00, about 7.8% above its October 24 closing price of $156.67

• The stock recently traded at 19 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago

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