QBE Gets New Bull as Capital Focus Shifts -- Market Talk

Dow Jones

Dec 01

0038 GMT - QBE Insurance gets a new bull at Bell Potter, where analyst Marcus Barnard sees the Australian company increasingly focusing on profitability and returns. Barnard raises his recommendation on the stock to buy from hold, telling clients in a note that QBE's A$450 million buyback is further evidence that it has shifted from retaining capital for growth to writing for profit. He is cheered by management's confidence that it can sustain a combined operating ratio at 92.5% in fiscal 2026, and points out that the company's valuation looks much less stretched than in the past. Bell Potter raises its target price by 2.8% to A$21.80. Shares are up 0.2% at A$19.29. (stuart.condie@wsj.com)

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 30, 2025 19:38 ET (00:38 GMT)

At the request of the copyright holder, you need to log in to view this content

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers | Global Stocks, Options & Futures Trading App","description":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","keywords":"tiger brokers,tiger trade,tiger brokers singapore,broker online,stock trading in singapore,share trading singapore,brokerage firm singapore,trading app,stock broker singapore,stock trading platforms,trading account","social":{"ogDescription":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.be62fbe1.png","ogUrl":"https://www.itiger.com/news/2588197777"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"SGP","license":"TBSG","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"2588197777\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2588197777?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2025-12-01 08:38","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2588197777","market":"other","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"QBE Gets New Bull as Capital Focus Shifts -- Market Talk","media":"Dow Jones","content":"<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n     0038 GMT - <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/QBEIF\">QBE Insurance</a> gets a new bull at Bell Potter, where analyst Marcus Barnard sees the Australian company increasingly focusing on profitability and returns. Barnard raises his recommendation on the stock to buy from hold, telling clients in a note that QBE's A$450 million buyback is further evidence that it has shifted from retaining capital for growth to writing for profit. He is cheered by management's confidence that it can sustain a combined operating ratio at 92.5% in fiscal 2026, and points out that the company's valuation looks much less stretched than in the past. Bell Potter raises its target price by 2.8% to A$21.80. Shares are up 0.2% at A$19.29. (stuart.condie@wsj.com) \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  November 30, 2025 19:38 ET (00:38 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>","source":null,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>QBE Gets New Bull as Capital Focus Shifts -- Market Talk</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nQBE Gets New Bull as Capital Focus Shifts -- Market Talk\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2025-12-01 08:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\n     0038 GMT - <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/QBEIF\">QBE Insurance</a> gets a new bull at Bell Potter, where analyst Marcus Barnard sees the Australian company increasingly focusing on profitability and returns. Barnard raises his recommendation on the stock to buy from hold, telling clients in a note that QBE's A$450 million buyback is further evidence that it has shifted from retaining capital for growth to writing for profit. He is cheered by management's confidence that it can sustain a combined operating ratio at 92.5% in fiscal 2026, and points out that the company's valuation looks much less stretched than in the past. Bell Potter raises its target price by 2.8% to A$21.80. Shares are up 0.2% at A$19.29. (stuart.condie@wsj.com) \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n<p>\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n</p>\n<p>\n  November 30, 2025 19:38 ET (00:38 GMT)\n</p>\n<p>\n  Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.\n</p>\n</font>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"QBIEY","symbol_name":"QBE Insurance Group Ltd.","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","article_id":"2588197777","we_media_id":"106","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2588197777","pubTimestamp":1764549480,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":null,"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Dow Jones","introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"summary":"0038 GMT - QBE Insurance gets a new bull at Bell Potter, where analyst Marcus Barnard sees the Australian company increasingly focusing on profitability and returns. Barnard raises his recommendation on the stock to buy from hold, telling clients in a note that QBE's A$450 million buyback is further evidence that it has shifted from retaining capital for growth to writing for profit. He is cheered by management's confidence that it can sustain a combined operating ratio at 92.5% in fiscal 2026, and points out that the company's valuation looks much less stretched than in the past. Bell Potter raises its target price by 2.8% to A$21.80. Shares are up 0.2% at A$19.29. ","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"QBIEY":"QBE Insurance Group Ltd.","QBE.AU":"QBE INSURANCE GROUP LTD","BK7034":"财产与意外伤害保险","BK4107":"财产与意外伤害保险"},"translate_title":"随着资本焦点的转移，QBE迎来新的牛市——市场讨论","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"QBE.AU":0.9,"QBIEY":0.9},"content_text":"0038 GMT - QBE Insurance gets a new bull at Bell Potter, where analyst Marcus Barnard sees the Australian company increasingly focusing on profitability and returns. Barnard raises his recommendation on the stock to buy from hold, telling clients in a note that QBE's A$450 million buyback is further evidence that it has shifted from retaining capital for growth to writing for profit. He is cheered by management's confidence that it can sustain a combined operating ratio at 92.5% in fiscal 2026, and points out that the company's valuation looks much less stretched than in the past. Bell Potter raises its target price by 2.8% to A$21.80. Shares are up 0.2% at A$19.29. (stuart.condie@wsj.com) \n\n\n \n\n\n  (END) Dow Jones Newswires\n\n\n  November 30, 2025 19:38 ET (00:38 GMT)\n\n\n  Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":true,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}