Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ORI FY2026 Earnings

Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:ORI) – DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Old Republic International in a report released on Wednesday, November 4th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst A. Mottolese anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $3.00 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.

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

Old Republic International Stock Up 1.1%

NYSE ORI opened at $40.42 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.69 billion, a PE ratio of 13.73 and a beta of 0.52. Old Republic International has a fifty-two week low of $36.65 and a fifty-two week high of $46.76. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $39.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.40. 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 (NYSE:ORI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The insurance provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. Old Republic International had a net margin of 11.19% and a return on equity of 12.13%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.78 earnings per share.

Old Republic International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th were given a dividend of $0.3150 per share. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. Old Republic International’s payout ratio is presently 28.38%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Carolyn Monroe sold 4,386 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.01, for a total value of $184,255.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 27,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,028.75. The trade was a 13.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Old Republic International

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System raised its position in shares of Old Republic International by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 14,385 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $537,000 after purchasing an additional 3,339 shares in the last quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Old Republic International during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Old Republic International by 1,137.8% during the third quarter. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,473 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,354 shares in the last quarter. Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Old Republic International by 6.2% during the third quarter. Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management Inc. now owns 117,101 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $4,369,000 after buying an additional 6,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH increased its stake in shares of Old Republic International by 7.1% in the third quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 5,618 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 374 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

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.