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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>CNA Financial Corporation's second-quarter financial results highlight notable achievements and challenges.</li><li>The company reported an underwriting gain of $150 million, a 21% increase over the previous year's second quarter.</li><li>The underlying underwriting gain reached $213 million, marking the ninth consecutive quarter with a gain exceeding $200 million.</li></ul>

CNA Financial Corporation's second-quarter financial results highlight notable achievements and challenges.The company reported an underwriting gain of $150 million, a 21% increase over the previous year's second quarter.The underlying underwriting gain reached $213 million, marking the ninth consecutive quarter with a gain exceeding $200 million.

CNA Financial Corporation Benefits From Massive Underwriting Gains; But Is This Growth Here To Stay?

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 <li>CNA is a leading U.S. commercial property and casualty (P&amp;C) insurer with a specialized focus, which supports strong underwriting profitability and shareholder returns.</li>
 <li>The company is well-positioned to benefit from a favorable pricing environment in the P&amp;C market, though growth is expected to decelerate from recent years.</li>
 <li>Key risks include exposure to catastrophe losses, potential adverse reserve development in long-tail casualty lines, and the performance of its non-core Life &amp; Group runoff business.</li>
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  CNA is a leading U.S. commercial property and casualty (P&amp;C) insurer with a specialized focus, which supports strong underwriting profitability and shareholder returns.
  The company is well-positioned to benefit from a favorable pricing environment in the P&amp;C market, though growth is expected to decelerate from recent years.
  Key risks include exposure to catastrophe losses, potential adverse reserve development in long-tail casualty lines, and the performance of its non-core Life &amp; Group runoff business.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Cna Financial (CNA US) - Sep 2025

<ul><li>CNA Financial Corporation reported strong results in the fourth quarter, showcasing growth across various financial metrics.</li><li>However, there are aspects of their performance that both highlight strengths and expose areas of caution.</li><li>Positively, CNA Financial achieved a record underlying underwriting gain, the highest net investment income of the year, and a 10% growth in net written premiums for the fourth quarter.</li></ul>

CNA Financial Corporation reported strong results in the fourth quarter, showcasing growth across various financial metrics.However, there are aspects of their performance that both highlight strengths and expose areas of caution.Positively, CNA Financial achieved a record underlying underwriting gain, the highest net investment income of the year, and a 10% growth in net written premiums for the fourth quarter.

CNA Financial’s $2.5 Billion Investment Boom – What’s Driving the Surge?

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Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>In last week's 2/25/25 Compass, we discussed our expectation for near-term downside as the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) displayed several bearish short-term developments.</li>
<li>We said don't be surprised if there is a test of the bottom of the range at either 5770-5850 or 5600-5670, where we would be buyers</li>
<li>The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) are testing major confluence of support at 5770-5850 and $490-$500, respectively, the first of our potential bottom levels discussed last week.</li>
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In last week's 2/25/25 Compass, we discussed our expectation for near-term downside as the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) displayed several bearish short-term developments.
We said don't be surprised if there is a test of the bottom of the range at either 5770-5850 or 5600-5670, where we would be buyers
The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) are testing major confluence of support at 5770-5850 and $490-$500, respectively, the first of our potential bottom levels discussed last week.


S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Testing Initial Support; Russell and Nasdaq With Bullish Breadth Divergences

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<ul><li>Tisch family provides long-term focus on shareholder value</li><li>Solid dividend policy in place for income generation</li><li>Favorable valuation makes CNA Financial an attractive investment opportunity</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Tisch family provides long-term focus on shareholder valueSolid dividend policy in place for income generationFavorable valuation makes CNA Financial an attractive investment opportunityThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Cna Financial Corp (CNA) - Sunday, Sep 15, 2024

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CNA Financial Corporation operates as an insurance holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides commercial property and casualty coverages such as risk management, information services, warranty, and claims administration. CNA Financial serves clients throughout the United States.

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