Piper Sandler Issues Positive Forecast for Slide Insurance (NASDAQ:SLDE) Stock Price

Slide Insurance (NASDAQ:SLDE) had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $22.00 to $24.00 in a research note released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Slide Insurance from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Slide Insurance in a report on Friday, December 26th. Zacks Research cut shares of Slide Insurance from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 16th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Slide Insurance from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Slide Insurance from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.20.

Slide Insurance Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ SLDE opened at $19.55 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.43 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.48. Slide Insurance has a twelve month low of $12.53 and a twelve month high of $25.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.62 and its 200 day moving average is $16.26.

Slide Insurance (NASDAQ:SLDE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $347.01 million during the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Slide Insurance

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SLDE. Comerica Bank grew its holdings in Slide Insurance by 3,462.2% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281 shares during the period. CWM LLC acquired a new stake in Slide Insurance during the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Slide Insurance in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in Slide Insurance in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Slide Insurance by 5,637.3% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 2,875 shares in the last quarter.

Slide Insurance News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Slide Insurance this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target to $24 and moved to an “overweight” rating, signaling analyst confidence and ~23% upside from recent levels. Piper Sandler raises price target to $24
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target to $29 and kept an “overweight” view, a more bullish valuation implying near ~48% upside and likely supporting buying interest. Barclays raises price target to $29
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays also issued a positive forecast for SLDE’s share price, reinforcing the brokerage momentum behind the stock. Barclays Issues Positive Forecast for Slide Insurance (NASDAQ:SLDE) Stock Price
• Positive Sentiment: Slide reported a strong Q4: net income more than doubled and combined ratio improved to ~38%, evidence of improving underwriting performance that supports earnings durability. Slide’s net income more than doubles, CoR improves to 38% in Q4’25
• Positive Sentiment: Management gave 2026 targets of $1.85B–$1.95B in gross premiums and $455M–$470M in net income while expanding into new states — a clear growth and profitability guide that underpins the analyst upgrades. Slide Insurance targets $1.85B–$1.95B gross premiums and $455M–$470M net income in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Slide’s recent $320M Purple Re cat bond is reported to have a risk‑adjusted cost down >20% YoY, indicating cheaper alternative capital and lower reinsurance expense pressure. Slide’s recent $320m Purple Re cat bond cost risk-adjusted down 20%+ YoY: CEO Lucas
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage explaining why SLDE jumped (media/analyst write‑ups) points to the combination of beats, guidance and upgrades as drivers of the rally. Why Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc.’s (SLDE) Stock Is Up 8.27%
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 earnings call transcript is available for investors who want detail on reserve assumptions, reinsurance strategy and state expansion plans. SLDE Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst write‑ups (Zacks, Investing.com) provide deeper metric comparisons and context on reinsurance cost trends ahead of the quarter — useful for assessing whether recent improvements are sustainable. Zacks analysis of SLDE Q4 metrics vs estimates

Slide Insurance Company Profile

Launched in 2021, we are a technology enabled, fast-growing, coastal specialty insurer. We focus on profitable underwriting of single family and condominium policies in the property and casualty (“P&C”) industry in coastal states along the Atlantic seaboard through our insurance subsidiary, Slide Insurance Company (“SIC”). We utilize our differentiated technology and data-driven approach to focus on market opportunities that are underserved by other insurance companies. We acquire policies both from inorganic block acquisitions and subsequent renewals, as well as new business sales through a combination of independent agents and our direct-to-consumer(“DTC”) channel, through which we sell our insurance products directly to end consumers, without the use of retailers, brokers, agents or other intermediaries.