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In the latest session, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc (NYSE: UVE) closed at $22.93 down -7.43% from its previous closing price of $24.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. UVE stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.24.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on February 27, 2023, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $19 from $11 previously.
On May 28, 2020, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $19.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Mkt Perform to Underperform on November 04, 2019, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $27.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 12 ’25 when DOWNES SEAN P sold 25,000 shares for $26.91 per share. The transaction valued at 672,780 led to the insider holds 926,667 shares of the business.
DOWNES SEAN P sold 25,000 shares of UVE for $661,875 on Jun 13 ’25. The Executive Chairman now owns 901,667 shares after completing the transaction at $26.48 per share. On Jun 12 ’25, another insider, DOWNES SEAN P, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $53.60 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UVE now has a Market Capitalization of 640366144 and an Enterprise Value of 374120096. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.239 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.608.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UVE is 0.87, which has changed by 0.16751528 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16932249 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UVE has reached a high of $28.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.69%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UVE has traded an average of 274.07K shares per day and 309430 over the past ten days. A total of 27.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.46M. Insiders hold about 9.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.16% stake in the company. Shares short for UVE as of 1752537600 were 805643 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1749772800 on 328814. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 805643 and a Short% of Float of 3.1300000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for UVE is 0.64, from 0.64 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025837706The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.13.
