Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Palomar Holdings Inc shares valued at $147,013 were sold by Herve Rodolphe on Jul 31 ’25. At $130.10 per share, Herve Rodolphe sold 1,130 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 807 shares worth approximately $99172.23 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Herve Rodolphe purchased 1,841 shares, netting a total of over 242,641 in proceeds.
Before that, Armstrong Mac had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $700,506, the CEO and Chairman traded Palomar Holdings Inc shares for $140.10 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $46.99 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on April 08, 2025, Palomar Holdings Inc [PLMR] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $150. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 14, 2024, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for PLMR. Earlier on May 16, 2023, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PLMR stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing PLMR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Palomar Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: PLMR] rose 5.36% to $122.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $116.29, but it reached a high of $123.11 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.25%. Over the course of the year, Palomar Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 39.25%.
Is Palomar Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Palomar Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.11 million shares to 0.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.51 million shares. A jump of 17.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.89.
Which companies own the most shares of Palomar Holdings Inc (PLMR)?
In terms of Palomar Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 94.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -18.98% from the previous closing price of $116.64. Analysts anticipate Palomar Holdings Inc stock to reach 119 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 88. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Palomar Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2023, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an In-line” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $52.
