RLI’s short interest surges to 1.72 million shares

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. RLI Corp shares valued at $207,450 were purchased by Klobnak Jennifer L on Jul 24 ’25. At $69.15 per share, Klobnak Jennifer L acquired 3,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 98,450 shares worth approximately $6.5 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, RESTREPO ROBERT P JR sold 2,864 shares, netting a total of over 214,485 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $74.89 each, the insider now holds 23,312 shares.

Before that, Graham Jordan W had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $112,155, the Director traded RLI Corp shares for $74.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $0.85 million.

As published in a research note from Compass Point on April 25, 2025, RLI Corp [RLI] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $76. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of October 16, 2024, Oppenheimer has initiated its “Perform” rating for RLI. Earlier on October 09, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for RLI stock.

Analyzing RLI Stock Performance

On last trading session,, RLI Corp [NYSE: RLI] plunged -0.93% to $66.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.86, but it reached a high of $66.945 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.48%. Over the course of the year, RLI Corp shares have dropped approximately -8.05%.

Support And Resistance Levels for RLI Corp (RLI)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 26.07 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is RLI Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of RLI Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 78187.0 shares to 1.72 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.64 million shares. A jump of 4.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.12.

Which companies own the most shares of RLI Corp (RLI)?

In terms of RLI Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 167.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 151.16% from the previous closing price of $66.69. Analysts anticipate RLI Corp stock to reach 182 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 165. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked RLI Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 07, 2023, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $155.

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