In a filing, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc revealed its Executive Chairman DOWNES SEAN P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.67 million on Jun 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $26.91 per share,25,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, DOWNES SEAN P now holds 926,667 shares worth roughly $21.25 million.
Then, DOWNES SEAN P sold 25,000 shares, generating $661,875 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $26.48, the Executive Chairman now owns 901,667 shares.
Before that, DOWNES SEAN P bought 25,000 shares. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares valued at $1,340,000 were divested by the Director at a price of $53.60 per share.
Piper Sandler upgraded its Universal Insurance Holdings Inc [UVE] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published on February 27, 2023; the price target was increased to $19 from $11. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Piper Sandler’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering UVE and has decreased its forecast on November 04, 2019 with a “an Underperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. Keefe Bruyette revised its rating on July 27, 2018. It rated UVE as “a Mkt perform” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of UVE
On Friday, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc [NYSE:UVE] saw its stock fall -7.43% to $22.93. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -9.12%. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares have risen nearly 16.65% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 8.88% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $28.49 was reached on 06/03/25, a 52-week low of $16.41 was recorded on 01/13/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For UVE Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 21.59, which if violated will result in even more drops to 20.25. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 24.92. A further resistance level may holdings at 26.91.
How much short interest is there in Universal Insurance Holdings Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Universal Insurance Holdings Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 0.48 million shares to a total of 0.81 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.33 million shares. There was a rise of 59.19%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
