Selective Insurance Group (SIGI) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ: SIGI):

• 11/1/2026 – Selective Insurance Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 10/28/2026 – Selective Insurance Group was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/27/2026 – Selective Insurance Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $85.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2026 – Selective Insurance Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 10/21/2026 – Selective Insurance Group had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 10/13/2026 – Selective Insurance Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer. They now have a $115.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Selective Insurance Group had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $105.00 to $97.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Selective Insurance Group Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ SIGI opened at $100.76 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of $89.80 and a 200-day moving average of $87.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.26. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $72.78 and a 12 month high of $101.48.

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The insurance provider reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.46. Selective Insurance Group had a net margin of 9.40% and a return on equity of 15.60%. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.85 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Selective Insurance Group, Inc. will post 8.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Selective Insurance Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. This is an increase from Selective Insurance Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. Selective Insurance Group’s payout ratio is presently 20.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Cynthia Nicholson sold 3,691 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.71, for a total value of $364,338.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,723,772.73. The trade was a 17.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc is a holding company for a group of property and casualty insurance subsidiaries. Founded in 1926 and headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey, the company provides insurance products and related services primarily through a network of independent agents.

Selective serves commercial, personal and public-sector customers. Its commercial offerings include business owners policies, commercial automobile, workers’ compensation, general liability, commercial property and other specialty coverages.