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Dividend increase → $0.94 quarterly from $0.87, Q1 EPS beat by $0.51

Cincinnati Financial announced increased quarterly dividend of $0.94 from previous $0.87, payable April 15 to shareholders of record March 24, reflecting confidence in earnings power. Q1 EPS of $3.37 beat consensus estimate of $2.86 by $0.51 with revenue of $3.09B exceeding $2.92B expectations. Keefe Bruyette & Woods raised PT from $180 to $191 with Outperform rating on March 10.