FY2026 Earnings Estimate for ORI Issued By DOWLING & PARTN

Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:ORI) – Analysts at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Old Republic International in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 4th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst A. Mottolese forecasts that the insurance provider will earn $3.00 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Old Republic International’s current full-year earnings is $2.78 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Old Republic International’s FY2027 earnings at $3.25 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on ORI. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Old Republic International from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Old Republic International from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $48.00 to $45.00 in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Old Republic International from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.50.

Old Republic International Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:ORI opened at $40.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Old Republic International has a 52-week low of $36.65 and a 52-week high of $46.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.40. The company has a market capitalization of $9.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.73 and a beta of 0.52.

Old Republic International (NYSE:ORI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.06). Old Republic International had a return on equity of 12.13% and a net margin of 11.19%. The company had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.78 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Old Republic International

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Old Republic International by 3.3% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,223 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the period. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. increased its position in shares of Old Republic International by 43.0% in the third quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 954 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Old Republic International by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 12,760 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Old Republic International by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 8,443 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Old Republic International by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 27,033 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,079,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the period. 70.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Old Republic International

In other Old Republic International news, SVP Carolyn Monroe sold 4,386 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.01, for a total transaction of $184,255.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 27,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,171,028.75. This represents a 13.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Old Republic International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th were issued a $0.3150 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Old Republic International’s payout ratio is 28.38%.

Old Republic International Company Profile

Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) is an insurance holding company that provides a range of commercial and personal insurance products and related services in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1887, the company operates through businesses focused primarily on general insurance and title insurance.

Old Republic’s general insurance operations offer coverage for commercial property, workers’ compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, inland marine, aviation, and other specialty risks.