After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Property & Casualty industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of CNA Financial Corp is $13.19B. A total of 0.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 294.82K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Worman Douglas sold 22,973 shares of CNA for 48.75 per share on Nov 07 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP & Head of Underwriting now owns 133,777 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, Worman Douglas bought 22,973 shares at 48.75 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, James Mark Steven disposed of 18,547 shares on Sep 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $50.58. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Risk & Rein Off holding 22,917 shares of CNA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, James Mark Steven bought 18,547 shares at $50.00 per share on Sep 16 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. CNA Financial Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.69, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.84. CNA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.8% when it declared a $0.46 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/24/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/18/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.7%. The CNA stock dividend was $0.44 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CNA has a high of $50.23 and a low of $40.61.
As of this writing, CNA has an earnings estimate of $1.24 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.41 per share and a lower estimate of $1.06.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. CNA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.53B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $38.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.81B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CNA is Buy with a score of 2.67.
