Selective Insurance Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Selective Insurance Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Selective Insurance Group stock.
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Selective Insurance Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 709,000 shares, a drop of 19.9% from the March 15th total of 884,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 242,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Selective Insurance Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 28th 2021.
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Selective Insurance Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 28th. The insurance provider reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.74. The insurance provider earned $798.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $742.81 million. Selective Insurance Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.84% and a net margin of 7.05%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.37 EPS.
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Selective Insurance Group's stock was trading at $51.80 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SIGI shares have increased by 46.6% and is now trading at $75.92.
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Selective Insurance Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 12th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Monday, March 1st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 11th.
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Selective Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.31%. Selective Insurance Group has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Selective Insurance Group is 22.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Selective Insurance Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.53% next year. This indicates that Selective Insurance Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Selective Insurance Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $71.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Selective Insurance Group's stock price to reach $74.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.5%.
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10 employees have rated Selective Insurance Group CEO John Marchioni on Glassdoor.com. John Marchioni has an approval rating of 70% among Selective Insurance Group's employees.

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Selective Insurance Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SIGI."

Selective Insurance Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.68%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.53%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.34%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.34%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.16%) and Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh LLC (0.08%). Company insiders that own Selective Insurance Group stock include Cynthia S Nicholson, Michael H Lanza, Terrence W Cavanaugh and William M Rue.
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SIGI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tributary Capital Management LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Sterling Manor Financial LLC, HGK Asset Management Inc., Private Capital Group LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Pacer Advisors Inc., and Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID. Company insiders that have sold Selective Insurance Group company stock in the last year include Cynthia S Nicholson, and William M Rue.
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SIGI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Hemington Wealth Management, Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Retirement Systems of Alabama, and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Selective Insurance Group stock in the last two years include Terrence W Cavanaugh, and William M Rue.
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One share of SIGI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.92.

Selective Insurance Group has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion and generates $2.85 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $271.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.40 on an earnings per share basis.

Selective Insurance Group employs 2,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Selective Insurance Group is www.selective.com.

Selective Insurance Group is headquartered at 40 WANTAGE AVENUE, BRANCHVILLE NJ, 07890.

Selective Insurance Group's mailing address is 40 WANTAGE AVENUE, BRANCHVILLE NJ, 07890. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 973-948-3000 or via email at [email protected]