RLI (RLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

RLI Corporation (NYSE:RLI) is a specialty property and casualty insurance company focused on underwriting niche risks for businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, the company operates through a network of independent agents and brokers, offering customized coverage solutions. RLI’s approach emphasizes disciplined underwriting, targeted product development and strong customer service to maintain profitability and long-term growth.

Founded in 1965 as Replacement Lens, Inc., RLI initially provided insurance for contact lens manufacturers before shifting its focus to specialty insurance in the 1980s. Over the decades, the company expanded its portfolio to include a variety of commercial and personal lines. Today, RLI underwrites policies across multiple segments, leveraging its expertise in complex risk assessment and claims management.

RLI’s core product offerings encompass professional liability, general liability, surety, commercial property, commercial auto, inland marine and fidelity bonds. In addition, the company provides personal umbrella policies that extend liability protection beyond standard homeowners and auto limits. By concentrating on select markets and maintaining conservative investment practices, RLI seeks to deliver reliable coverage while preserving capital strength and financial stability.

Serving clients throughout the United States, RLI maintains a decentralized operating model that empowers regional teams to tailor solutions to local market needs. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Steven J. Donnellan, who oversees strategic growth initiatives and day-to-day operations. With a track record of consistent underwriting discipline, RLI aims to balance innovation in specialty insurance products with prudent risk management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.82 to $52.99
• 50-Day Range: $47.75 to $62.03
• 52-Week Range: $47.26 to $77.24
• Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.37
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: $61.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

RLI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

RLI scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 440th out of 884 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

RLI has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

RLI has a consensus price target of $61.50, representing about 16.2% upside from its current price of $52.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

RLI has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for RLI are expected to decrease by -0.37% in the coming year, from $2.70 to $2.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of RLI is 12.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of RLI is 12.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

RLI has a P/B Ratio of 2.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.85% of the float of RLI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

RLI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.77.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in RLI has recently increased by 11.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

RLI pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

RLI has been increasing its dividend for 51 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of RLI is 14.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, RLI will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.79% next year. This indicates that RLI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

RLI has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for RLI this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for RLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, RLI insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.39% of the stock of RLI is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.89% of the stock of RLI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/16 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Record date for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - PROP&CASLTY
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RLI
• CIK: 84246
• Web: www.rlicorp.com
• Phone: (309) 692-1000
• Fax: 309-692-1068
• Employees: 1,193
• Year Founded: 1965

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for RLI: $61.50
• High Price Target: $81.00
• Low Price Target: $52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.61
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $403.34 million
• Net Margins: 20.81%
• Pretax Margin: 26.06%
• Return on Equity: 17.72%
• Return on Assets: 5.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.59
• Cash Flow: $3.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.19
• Book Value: $19.36 per share
• Price / Book: 2.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 91,940,000
• Free Float: 89,741,000
• Market Cap: $4.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42