Selective Insurance Group (SIGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey. Founded in 1926, the company provides insurance and related services to businesses and individuals through a network of independent agents.

Its offerings include commercial property, general liability, workers’ compensation and commercial auto coverage, as well as personal insurance such as homeowners and auto policies. Selective also provides excess and surplus lines coverage for risks that may not fit standard insurance markets, along with risk management and claims services.

Through its insurance subsidiaries, Selective serves customers across the United States. The company’s business includes standard commercial and personal insurance, excess and surplus lines, and investment operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $100.70 to $103.93
• 50-Day Range: $83.60 to $103.34
• 52-Week Range: $72.78 to $105.65
• Volume: 470,869 shs
• Average Volume: 622,105 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.66%
• Price Target: $101.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Selective Insurance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Selective Insurance Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 489th out of 834 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Selective Insurance Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Selective Insurance Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Selective Insurance Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Selective Insurance Group are expected to grow by 4.15% in the coming year, from $8.44 to $8.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Selective Insurance Group is 11.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Selective Insurance Group is 11.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Selective Insurance Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.28% of the float of Selective Insurance Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Selective Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Selective Insurance Group has recently decreased by 7.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Selective Insurance Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Selective Insurance Group has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Selective Insurance Group is 20.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Selective Insurance Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.57% next year. This indicates that Selective Insurance Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.55

News Sentiment

Selective Insurance Group has a news sentiment score of 1.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Selective Insurance Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Selective Insurance Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $364,339.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.82% of the stock of Selective Insurance Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.88% of the stock of Selective Insurance Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/22/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SIGI
• CIK: 230557
• Web: www.selective.com
• Phone: (973) 948-3000
• Fax: 973-948-0282
• Employees: 2,800
• Year Founded: 1926

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Selective Insurance Group: $101.83
• High Price Target: $115.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.76
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $466.41 million
• Net Margins: 9.40%
• Pretax Margin: 11.87%
• Return on Equity: 15.60%
• Return on Assets: 3.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 0.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.14
• Cash Flow: $8.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.26
• Book Value: $55.02 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,000,000
• Free Float: 58,512,000
• Market Cap: $6.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.22