Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for SIGI Q1 Earnings

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Selective Insurance Group in a research report issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.95. The consensus estimate for Selective Insurance Group’s current full-year earnings is $7.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Selective Insurance Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.62 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.43 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.87 EPS.

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The insurance provider reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.99 by ($0.37). Selective Insurance Group had a return on equity of 7.33% and a net margin of 4.26%.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on SIGI. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Selective Insurance Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $95.00 to $105.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Selective Insurance Group from $96.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Selective Insurance Group from $96.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $93.00 price objective (down previously from $116.00) on shares of Selective Insurance Group in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Selective Insurance Group in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Selective Insurance Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.71.

Selective Insurance Group Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Selective Insurance Group stock opened at $82.53 on Wednesday. Selective Insurance Group has a 52-week low of $80.84 and a 52-week high of $109.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $91.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.37. The firm has a market cap of $5.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.63 and a beta of 0.61.

Institutional Trading of Selective Insurance Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Selective Insurance Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Selective Insurance Group in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Selective Insurance Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Selective Insurance Group by 37.1% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 429 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Selective Insurance Group by 957.1% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 444 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.88% of the company’s stock.

Selective Insurance Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. Selective Insurance Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.21%.

About Selective Insurance Group

Selective Insurance Group, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Standard Commercial Lines, Standard Personal Lines, E&S Lines, and Investments. It offers casualty insurance products that covers the financial consequences of employee injuries in the course of employment and bodily injury and/or property damage to a third party; property insurance products, which covers the accidental loss of an insured's real property, personal property, and/or earnings due to the property's loss; and flood insurance products.