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In the latest session, Selective Insurance Group Inc (NASDAQ: SIGI) closed at $75.0 down -17.04% from its previous closing price of $90.4. In other words, the price has decreased by -$17.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.13 million shares were traded. SIGI stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.75.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Selective Insurance Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
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, Keefe Bruyette on February 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform and sets its target price to $93 from $116 previously.
On December 05, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $105.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on October 30, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $95 to $105.
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 May 30 ’25 when URBAN PHILIP HUGH bought 28,729 shares for $88.15 per share.
Harnett Anthony D. bought 1,352 shares of SIGI for $117,705 on Apr 25 ’25. On Apr 25 ’25, another insider, Harnett Anthony D., who serves as the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,352 shares for $87.06 each. As a result, the insider received 117,705 and left with 15,946 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, SIGI now has a Market Capitalization of 4558080000 and an Enterprise Value of 5130899968. As of this moment, Selective’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.004 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.731.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SIGI is 0.48, which has changed by -0.17690957 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SIGI has reached a high of $103.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.75%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SIGI has traded an average of 387.72K shares per day and 757890 over the past ten days. A total of 60.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.24M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.71% stake in the company. Shares short for SIGI as of 1751241600 were 1719385 with a Short Ratio of 4.43, compared to 1748563200 on 1699834. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1719385 and a Short% of Float of 3.7100002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SIGI is 1.49, from 1.49 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01648139The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36. The current Payout Ratio is 44.30% for SIGI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-02-21 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
