William Blair Weighs in on RLI Corp.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:RLI)

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) – Equities researchers at William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for RLI in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.00. The consensus estimate for RLI’s current full-year earnings is $5.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for RLI’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Compass Point increased their target price on RLI from $158.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on RLI from $160.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on RLI from $148.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of RLI in a research report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, RLI has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.25.

RLI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RLI opened at $146.51 on Thursday. RLI has a one year low of $123.04 and a one year high of $149.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.24 and a beta of 0.37. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $144.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $138.97.

RLI (NYSE:RLI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 22nd. The insurance provider reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.26. RLI had a return on equity of 17.24% and a net margin of 20.96%. The company had revenue of $444.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $460.05 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.63 earnings per share. RLI’s revenue was up 21.9% on a year-over-year basis.

RLI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.74%. RLI’s payout ratio is 14.92%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RLI. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in RLI during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Gladius Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of RLI by 129.7% in the third quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP now owns 271 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in RLI during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Riverview Trust Co bought a new position in RLI during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in RLI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $60,000. 77.89% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About RLI

RLI Corp., an insurance holding company, underwrites property and casualty insurance. Its Casualty segment provides commercial and personal coverage products; and general liability products, such as coverage for third-party liability of commercial insureds, including manufacturers, contractors, apartments, and mercantile.