Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Allstate Q1 Earnings

The Allstate Co. (NYSE:ALL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Allstate in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst Z. Masood now expects that the insurance provider will earn $4.14 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.12. The consensus estimate for Allstate’s current full-year earnings is $18.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Allstate’s Q4 2025 earnings at $6.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.25 EPS.

Allstate (NYSE:ALL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $7.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.40 by $2.27. Allstate had a net margin of 7.28% and a return on equity of 28.20%.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on ALL. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Allstate from $209.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Allstate from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Allstate from $231.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Allstate from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Allstate from $206.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Allstate has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $217.94.

Allstate Price Performance

ALL stock opened at $185.51 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.52. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $190.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.43. Allstate has a 52-week low of $153.87 and a 52-week high of $209.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Jesse E. Merten sold 40,102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $186.53, for a total transaction of $7,480,226.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 18,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,378,990.95. This trade represents a 68.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Allstate

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALL. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Allstate in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Allstate in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Allstate during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Allstate during the third quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in Allstate during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. 76.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Allstate Company Profile

The Allstate Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty, and other insurance products in the United States and Canada. It operates in five segments: Allstate Protection; Protection Services; Allstate Health and Benefits; Run-off Property-Liability; and Corporate and Other segments.