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The price of RLI Corp (NYSE: RLI) closed at $56.97 in the last session, down -0.49% from day before closing price of $57.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.16 million shares were traded. RLI stock price reached its highest trading level at $58.205 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.565.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at RLI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
On January 15, 2026, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $62.
On October 03, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $62.Truist initiated its Hold rating on October 03, 2025, with a $62 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 23 ’26 when Kliethermes Craig W bought 5,000 shares for $57.45 per share. The transaction valued at 287,250 led to the insider holds 143,990 shares of the business.
Klobnak Jennifer L bought 2,000 shares of RLI for $115,980 on Jan 23 ’26. The CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER now owns 100,318 shares after completing the transaction at $57.99 per share. On Jul 24 ’25, another insider, Klobnak Jennifer L, who serves as the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $69.15 each. As a result, the insider paid 207,450 and bolstered with 98,450 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RLI now has a Market Capitalization of 5234346496 and an Enterprise Value of 5162219520. As of this moment, RLI’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.742 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.837.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RLI is 0.53, which has changed by -0.21615303 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RLI has reached a high of $79.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.37%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, RLI traded on average about 749.90K shares per day over the past 3-months and 875940 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 91.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.08M. Insiders hold about 9.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.44% stake in the company. Shares short for RLI as of 1767139200 were 2876146 with a Short Ratio of 3.84, compared to 1764288000 on 2778768. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2876146 and a Short% of Float of 3.54.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for RLI is 0.61, which was 0.63 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011004367. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.84. The current Payout Ratio is 14.43% for RLI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-01-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of RLI Corp (RLI) is currently in progress, with 8.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.75, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of $0.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.0 and $2.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.85. EPS for the following year is $2.92, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $3.17 and $2.7.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $442.72M. It ranges from a high estimate of $448.47M to a low estimate of $432.28M. The current estimate, RLI Corp’s year-ago sales were $407.67MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $443.57M. There is a high estimate of $448.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $435.55M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RLI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.88BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.84B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.92B and the low estimate is $1.77B.
