Zacks Research Predicts Palomar's Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:PLMR)

Palomar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Palomar in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 11th. Zacks Research analyst S. Sarkar now expects that the company will earn $1.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.66. The consensus estimate for Palomar's current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Palomar's Q4 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.26. Palomar had a return on equity of 20.56% and a net margin of 21.99%. The firm had revenue of $174.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.97 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.09 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Palomar from $163.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Palomar from $150.00 to $178.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Palomar from $155.00 to $145.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Palomar from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Palomar from $145.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $164.33.

Palomar Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of PLMR stock traded down $4.24 on Monday, hitting $155.16. The stock had a trading volume of 299,282 shares, compared to its average volume of 209,111. Palomar has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $175.85. The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.97 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $157.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $131.12.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Mac Armstrong sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.72, for a total transaction of $648,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 402,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,197,771.36. The trade was a 1.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO T Christopher Uchida sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.69, for a total transaction of $79,345.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 7,420 shares in the company, valued at $1,177,479.80. The trade was a 6.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 22,702 shares of company stock worth $3,344,474 in the last three months. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Palomar

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in Palomar by 1.2% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 69,865 shares of the company's stock worth $9,577,000 after buying an additional 816 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Palomar in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,124,000. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in Palomar by 6.9% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 20,323 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,786,000 after acquiring an additional 1,317 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in Palomar in the 1st quarter worth about $4,723,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Palomar by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 72,661 shares of the company's stock worth $9,960,000 after acquiring an additional 7,754 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.25% of the company's stock.

Palomar Company Profile

Palomar Holdings, Inc, a specialty insurance company, provides property and casualty insurance to residential and businesses in the United States. The company offers personal and commercial specialty property insurance products, including residential and commercial earthquake, fronting, commercial all risk, specialty homeowners, inland marine, Hawaii hurricane, and residential flood, as well as other products, such as assumed reinsurance.