Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares valued at $62,347 were sold by PETERSON RICHARD D on Dec 30 ’25. At $33.61 per share, PETERSON RICHARD D sold 1,855 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,319 shares worth approximately $0.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Donaghy Stephen sold 25,000 shares, netting a total of over 851,750 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $34.07 each, the insider now holds 679,961 shares.
Before that, Donaghy Stephen had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $844,250, the CEO traded Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares for $33.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $22.14 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on February 27, 2023, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc [UVE] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $19 from $11. Analysts at Piper Sandler started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of November 04, 2019, Keefe Bruyette has decreased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Underperform” for UVE. Earlier on July 27, 2018, Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for UVE stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing UVE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc [NYSE: UVE] rose 0.21% to $33.8. The stock’s lowest price that day was $33.18, but it reached a high of $34.015 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.62%. Over the course of the year, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 64.58%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $35.84 on 11/12/25 and a 52-week low of $18.72 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Universal Insurance Holdings Inc (UVE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 33.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 32.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 34.15. The next price resistance is at 34.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.79 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Universal Insurance Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by 44982.0 shares to 0.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 0.45 million shares. A decline of -11.21% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.7.
Which companies own the most shares of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc (UVE)?
In terms of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.59% from the previous closing price of $33.73. Analysts anticipate Universal Insurance Holdings Inc stock to reach 40 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Universal Insurance Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
