How to buy Chubb stock

Chubb Limited is an insurance—property & casualty business based in the US. Chubb shares (CB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Chubb employs 33,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$34.5 billion.

How to buy shares in Chubb

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Chubb Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: CB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Chubb reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Chubb, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Chubb. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Chubb share price

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Chubb shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-09-25.

52-week range	USD$87.35 - USD$167.74
50-day moving average	USD$123.4663
200-day moving average	USD$119.8287
Wall St. target price	USD$144
PE ratio	23.7683
Dividend yield	USD$3.12 (2.74%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$4.821

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Is it a good time to buy Chubb stock?

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Is Chubb under- or over-valued?

Valuing Chubb stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Chubb's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Chubb's P/E ratio

Chubb's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Chubb shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Chubb's PEG ratio

Chubb's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.2836. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Chubb's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Chubb's EBITDA

Chubb's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$3.3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Chubb's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Chubb financials

Revenue TTM	USD$34.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.66%
Gross profit TTM	USD$8.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	1.05%
Return on equity TTM	4.03%
Profit margin	6.34%
Book value	$121.322
Market capitalisation	USD$51.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Chubb shares

There are currently 2.5 million Chubb shares held short by investors – that's known as Chubb's "short interest". This figure is 12% down from 2.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Chubb shares can be evaluated.

Chubb's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Chubb's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Chubb shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Chubb shares traded daily (recently around 1.6 million). Chubb's SIR currently stands at 1.56. In other words for every 100,000 Chubb shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1560 shares are currently held short.

However Chubb's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Chubb shares, or, against the total number of tradable Chubb shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Chubb's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Chubb shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0055% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Chubb shares, roughly 6 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Chubb.

Find out more about how you can short Chubb stock.

Chubb's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Chubb.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Chubb's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 29.43

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Chubb's overall score of 29.43 (as at 08/01/2020) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 41st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Chubb is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Chubb's environmental score

Environmental score: 7.62/100

Chubb's environmental score of 7.62 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Chubb is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Chubb's social score

Social score: 15.36/100

Chubb's social score of 15.36 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Chubb is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Chubb's governance score

Governance score: 15.45/100

Chubb's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Chubb is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Chubb's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Chubb scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Chubb has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Chubb Limited was last rated for ESG on: 2020-08-01.

Total ESG score	29.43
Total ESG percentile	40.96
Environmental score	7.62
Environmental score percentile	7
Social score	15.36
Social score percentile	7
Governance score	15.45
Governance score percentile	7
Level of controversy	2

Chubb share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 63.26% of net profits

Recently Chubb has paid out, on average, around 63.26% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Chubb shareholders could enjoy a 2.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Chubb's case, that would currently equate to about $3.12 per share.

Chubb's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Chubb's most recent dividend payout was on 9 October 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Chubb's shares ever split?

Chubb's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 19 April 2006. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Chubb shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Chubb shares which in turn could have impacted Chubb's share price.

Chubb share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Chubb's shares have ranged in value from as little as $87.35 up to $167.74. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Chubb's is 0.6533. This would suggest that Chubb's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Chubb overview

Chubb Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, marine, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, professional lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical, cyber risk, surety, and excess casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda. Its North America Personal P&C Insurance segment provides affluent and high net worth individuals and families with homeowners, automobile and collector cars, valuable articles, personal and excess liability, travel insurance, and recreational marine insurance and services in the United States and Canada. The company's North America Agricultural Insurance segment offers multiple peril crop and crop-hail insurance; and coverage for farm and ranch property, and commercial agriculture products. Its Overseas General Insurance segment provides coverage for traditional commercial property and casualty; specialty categories, such as financial lines, marine, energy, aviation, political risk, and construction risk; and group accident and health, and traditional and specialty personal lines for corporations, middle markets, and small customers through retail brokers, agents, and other channels. The company's Global Reinsurance segment offers traditional and specialty reinsurance under the Chubb Tempest Re brand name to property and casualty companies. Its Life Insurance segment provides protection and savings products comprising whole life, endowment plans, individual term life, group term life, medical and health, personal accident, credit life, universal life, and unit linked contracts. The company was formerly known as ACE Limited and changed its name to Chubb Limited in January 2016. Chubb Limited was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Chubb is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.529% of Chubb shares are held by insiders and 90.396% by institutions.

• How many people work for Chubb?

  Latest data suggests 33,000 work at Chubb.

• When does the fiscal year end for Chubb?

  Chubb's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Chubb based?

  Chubb's address is: Baerengasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland, 8001

• What is Chubb's ISIN number?

  Chubb's international securities identification number is: CH0044328745

• What is Chubb's CUSIP number?

  Chubb's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G0070K103