In a filing, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc revealed its Executive Chairman DOWNES SEAN P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.46 million on Aug 04 ’25. In the deal valued at $23.19 per share,20,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, DOWNES SEAN P now holds 1,323,512 shares worth roughly $31.95 million.
Then, DOWNES SEAN P bought 20,000 shares, generating $465,000 in total proceeds.
Before that, DOWNES SEAN P sold 25,000 shares. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares valued at $672,780 were divested by the Executive Chairman at a price of $26.91 per share. As a result of the transaction, DOWNES SEAN P now holds 926,667 shares, worth roughly $22.37 million.
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 Tuesday, Universal Insurance Holdings Inc [NYSE:UVE] saw its stock jump 1.26% to $24.14. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.68%. Universal Insurance Holdings Inc shares have risen nearly 29.56% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 14.62% 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 23.90, which if violated will result in even more drops to 23.67. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 24.31. A further resistance level may holdings at 24.47.
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 2025-07-31, growing by 39847.0 shares to a total of 0.57 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 0.53 million shares. There was a rise of 7.05%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
