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. Selective Insurance Group Inc shares valued at $115,500 were purchased by DOHERTY ROBERT KELLY on Aug 01 ’25. At $77.00 per share, DOHERTY ROBERT KELLY acquired 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 27,110 shares worth approximately $2.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Coaxum Wole C purchased 1,575 shares, netting a total of over 124,929 in proceeds.
Before that, McCarthy Thomas A had added 2,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $193,550, the Director bought Selective Insurance Group Inc shares for $77.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $1.48 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on August 05, 2025, Selective Insurance Group Inc [SIGI] has been rated down from an Equal-weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $72. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of December 05, 2024, Morgan Stanley has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for SIGI. Earlier on October 30, 2024, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for SIGI stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing SIGI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Selective Insurance Group Inc [NASDAQ: SIGI] rose 1.31% to $79.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $77.53, but it reached a high of $79.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.48%. Over the course of the year, Selective Insurance Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -9.45%.
Is Selective Insurance Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Selective Insurance Group Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.18 million shares to 1.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.82 million shares. A decline of -11.25% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.23.
Which companies own the most shares of Selective Insurance Group Inc (SIGI)?
In terms of Selective Insurance Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.55% from the previous closing price of $78.01. Analysts anticipate Selective Insurance Group Inc stock to reach 88 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 72. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Selective Insurance Group Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On July 22, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $99.
