William Blair started coverage on shares of CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA) in a research note released on Thursday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued an outperform rating on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
A number of other firms have also recently commented on CNA. Analysts at TheStreet downgraded shares of CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, September 4th. Separately, analysts at Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on shares of CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA) in a research note to investors on Wednesday, September 4th. They set a buy rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note to investors on Monday, July 29th. They now have a $38.10 price target on the stock.
Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. CNA Financial Corp. currently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $38.03.
CNA Financial Corp. (NYSE:CNA) opened at 37.15 on Thursday. CNA Financial Corp. has a 52-week low of $26.54 and a 52-week high of $37.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $35.8 and its 200-day moving average is $33.75. The company has a market cap of $10.019 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.29.
CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) is an insurance holding company.
