Investors with the goal of beating the broader market often turn to stock selection. Strategic choices in individual stocks can have a profound impact on your wealth.
In the latest session, Selective Insurance Group Inc (NASDAQ: SIGI) closed at $89.26 down -1.80% from its previous closing price of $90.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. SIGI stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.378 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.93.
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 Mar 03 ’25 when Marchioni John J. bought 1,180 shares for $86.69 per share. The transaction valued at 102,289 led to the insider holds 136,575 shares of the business.
Brennan Patrick Sean bought 3,000 shares of SIGI for $249,450 on Feb 27 ’25. The EVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 15,082 shares after completing the transaction at $83.15 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, DOHERTY ROBERT KELLY, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,500 shares for $80.28 each. As a result, the insider paid 120,420 and bolstered with 24,173 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 5424178688 and an Enterprise Value of 5943638016. As of this moment, Selective’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.193 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.13.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SIGI is 0.49, which has changed by -0.10855889 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SIGI has reached a high of $103.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.94%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SIGI has traded an average of 458.98K shares per day and 432910 over the past ten days. A total of 60.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.16M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.79% stake in the company. Shares short for SIGI as of 1743379200 were 1427499 with a Short Ratio of 3.11, compared to 1740700800 on 1120369. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1427499 and a Short% of Float of 3.08.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SIGI is 1.46, from 1.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0118811885The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.37. The current Payout Ratio is 44.30% for SIGI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1747267200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-02-21 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
