Market participant are once again showing interest in shares in Selective Insurance Group, Inc.. The technical chart pattern now appears positive for the short term with new upside potential.
Summary
● The company has solid fundamentals for a short-term investment strategy.
Strengths
● Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
● Over the last 4 months, analysts have significantly revised upwards the company's estimated sales.
● For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
● For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
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● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
● The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.
Weaknesses
● The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
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Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company, which owns ten property and casualty insurance subsidiaries that sell products and services only in the United States. The Company's segments include Standard Commercial Lines, Standard Personal Lines, E&S Lines and Investments. The Standard Commercial Lines segment includes property and casualty insurance products and services to commercial enterprises, typically businesses, non-profit organizations, and local government agencies. The Standard Personal Lines segment consists of property and casualty insurance products and services, including flood insurance coverage sold through the Write Your Own program of the National Flood Insurance Program. The E&S Lines segment consists of property and casualty insurance products and services to commercial customers unable to obtain coverage in the standard marketplace. The Investment segment invests insurance premiums and amounts generated through its capital management strategies.