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Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (UVE)

Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Fort Lauderdale, United States | NYSE
43.43 USD +0.06 (0.138%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 43.43

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is driven by a powerful convergence of exceptional fundamentals and a massive earnings surprise. The company posted a 68.7% jump in quarterly earnings and significantly beat revenue estimates, validating the 'bargain' narrative despite the low share count. Fundamentally, the business is a fortress: it trades at a mere 5.5x trailing earnings, boasts a 40% return on equity, and generates robust free cash flow. The price history confirms a multi-year recovery trend, rising nearly 80% over the last nine years with no recent structural decline, which supports a strong long-term buy rating. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a lack of institutional attention. With only one analyst covering the stock and no price targets set, the market has failed to fully price in this earnings beat yet. This disconnect creates a compelling setup for a momentum play; the stock is likely to gap up on the news, and the options market is already pricing in a move higher with heavy call buying. While the dividend yield is modest and the payout ratio is low, the capital appreciation potential far outweighs the income component. The statistical forecast model offers a weak signal due to low confidence, but this is irrelevant given the overwhelming fundamental strength and the clear sentiment shift seen in the options flow.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061899
AutoETS0.102652
AutoARIMA0.102654
MSTL0.102791

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 9.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.131
Excess Kurtosis -1.44
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 15.358
Revenue per Share 58.931
Market Cap 1,208,672,384
Trailing P/E 5.70
Forward P/E 9.65
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 13.49%
Website https://www.universalinsuranceholdings.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 50 and 60) compared to negligible put volume. The call chain shows significant volume at strikes well above the current price, while put activity is concentrated deep in-the-money, suggesting a floor rather than a ceiling. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to longer-dated ones, indicating a specific bet on a near-term rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 2.16% 3.25% 4.21%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-31 0.16 0.366049
2026-05-08 0.16 0.405680
2026-03-06 0.16 0.454804
2025-12-05 0.29 0.931577
2025-08-01 0.16 0.695652
2025-05-09 0.16 0.615148
2025-03-07 0.16 0.758653
2024-12-06 0.29 1.326017
2024-08-02 0.16 0.829445
2024-05-09 0.16 0.790514
2024-03-07 0.16 0.822199
2023-12-07 0.29 1.746988
2023-08-03 0.16 1.082544
2023-05-11 0.16 1.014585
2023-03-08 0.16 0.835946
2022-12-08 0.29 2.638763
2022-08-01 0.16 1.310401
2022-05-12 0.16 1.285141
2022-03-09 0.16 1.299756
2021-12-09 0.29 1.862556
2021-07-30 0.16 1.129944
2021-05-13 0.16 1.111111
2021-03-10 0.16 1.005025
2020-12-10 0.29 1.967436
2020-07-30 0.16 0.909091
2020-05-13 0.16 0.978593
2020-03-11 0.16 0.744532
2019-12-12 0.29 1.022207
2019-07-02 0.16 0.555170
2019-05-02 0.16 0.542741
2019-03-08 0.16 0.510530
2018-11-26 0.29 0.668973
2018-06-29 0.16 0.455840
2018-04-26 0.14 0.435459
2018-02-27 0.14 0.456026
2017-11-24 0.27 1.028571
2017-09-11 0.14 0.698254
2017-06-12 0.14 0.538462
2017-02-15 0.14 0.523364
2016-11-29 0.27 1.095335
2016-09-08 0.14 0.553141
2016-06-13 0.14 0.757576
2016-02-16 0.14 0.796813
2015-11-27 0.27 1.334652
2015-09-21 0.12 0.430108
2015-06-16 0.12 0.494845
2015-02-13 0.12 0.516573
2014-12-03 0.25 1.278119
2014-09-19 0.10 0.784929
2014-06-17 0.10 0.731529
2014-02-14 0.10 0.860585
2013-12-11 0.23 1.851852
2013-09-19 0.10 1.324503
2013-05-30 0.08 1.120448
2013-03-12 0.08 1.773836
2012-12-12 0.08 1.834862
2012-09-24 0.08 2.067184
2012-06-22 0.08 2.409639
2012-03-26 0.10 2.544529
2011-12-19 0.14 4.034582
2011-09-14 0.08 1.985112
2011-03-09 0.10 1.709402
2010-10-20 0.10 2.150538
2010-06-15 0.10 2.217295
2010-03-17 0.12 2.259887
2009-11-12 0.20 3.338898
2009-09-01 0.12 2.510460
2009-04-07 0.12 3.100775
2009-02-10 0.10 2.873563
2008-11-28 0.20 7.662836
2008-09-30 0.10 2.873563
2008-07-07 0.10 2.890173
2008-03-06 0.09 1.497504
2007-09-25 0.08 1.166181
2007-07-18 0.07 1.221640
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.64
dividendYield 1.48
exDividendDate 2026-07-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014756745
lastDividendValue 0.16
lastDividendDate 2026-07-31
dividendDate 2026-08-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.77092695
Address1 1,110 West Commercial Boulevard
Address2 Suite 100
All Time High 50.5
All Time Low 0.02
Ask 46.17
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 223,300
Average Daily Volume3 Month 216,972
Average Volume 216,972
Average Volume10Days 223,300
Beta 0.733
Bid 40.52
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 4
Book Value 22.895
City Fort Lauderdale
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 43.43
Current Ratio 0.55
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 43.95
Day Low 43.1903
Debt To Equity 15.358
Display Name Universal Insurance
Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Dividend Rate 0.64
Dividend Yield 1.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,901,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,901,600
Earnings Growth 0.686
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.687
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Ebitda 305,723,008
Ebitda Margins 0.18761998
Enterprise To Ebitda 2.533
Enterprise To Revenue 0.475
Enterprise Value 774,364,288
Eps Current Year 5.2
Eps Forward 4.5
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.62
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 41.8228
Fifty Day Average Change 1.6072006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.038428813
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 77.0927
Fifty Two Week High 45.15
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7200012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.038095266
Fifty Two Week Low 24.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.80282277
Fifty Two Week Range 24.09 - 45.15
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,054,906,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.71
Float Shares 25,305,029
Forward Eps 4.5
Forward P E 9.651112
Free Cashflow 313,715,744
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 929
Fullday Change 0.0600014
Fullday Change Percent 0.138348
Fullday Price 43.43
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.25866
Gross Profits 421,495,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11158
Held Percent Institutions 0.77659
Implied Shares Outstanding 27,830,355
Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Disp Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Key insurance-property-casualty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Last Dividend Value 0.16
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated insurance holding company in the United States. The company offers insurance products for personal residential insurance, such as homeowners, renters and tenants, condo unit owners, and dwelling and fire; and allied lines, coverage for other structures, and personal property, liability, and personal articles coverages. It also advises on actuarial issues, oversees distribution, administers claims payments, performs policy administration and underwriting, and assists with reinsurance negotiations; evaluates insurance risk and exposures on an individual and portfolio basis and assists the insurance entities with pricing risks; places and manages its reinsurance programs; and operates its digital insurance agency, Clovered.com. It offers its products through its independent agency network, direct-to-consumer online distribution, and digital insurance agency platform. The company was formerly known as Universal Heights, Inc. and changed its name to Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. in January 2001. Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Long Name Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,208,672,384
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_323883
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 219,888,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,207,002,496
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 43.5
Operating Cashflow 344,400,000
Operating Margins 0.19111
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0841
Phone 954 958 1200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 43.43
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 43.37
Price Eps Current Year 8.351923
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8969207
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.741742
Profit Margins 0.13495
Quick Ratio 0.242
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0600014
Regular Market Change Percent 0.138348
Regular Market Day High 43.95
Regular Market Day Low 43.1903
Regular Market Day Range 43.1903 - 43.95
Regular Market Open 43.5
Regular Market Previous Close 43.37
Regular Market Price 43.43
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 124,711
Return On Assets 0.05685
Return On Equity 0.40165
Revenue Growth 0.067
Revenue Per Share 58.931
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 27,830,355
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0196
Shares Short 546,050
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,354,475
Short Name UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS IN
Short Percent Of Float 0.0235
Short Ratio 2.49
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol UVE
Target High Price 45.0
Target Low Price 45.0
Target Mean Price 45.0
Target Median Price 45.0
Total Cash 532,160,000
Total Cash Per Share 19.122
Total Debt 97,852,000
Total Revenue 1,629,505,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014756745
Trailing Eps 7.62
Trailing P E 5.6994753
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.17375
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.2562485
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2005943
Type Disp Equity
Volume 124,711
Website https://www.universalinsuranceholdings.com
Zip 33,309