Insider Selling: Slide Insurance (NASDAQ:SLDE) Insider Sells $202,500.00 in Stock

Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDE) insider Matthew Paul Larson sold 11,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $202,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Matthew Paul Larson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 24th, Matthew Paul Larson sold 11,250 shares of Slide Insurance stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $202,500.00.
• On Tuesday, March 3rd, Matthew Paul Larson sold 11,250 shares of Slide Insurance stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.01, for a total value of $213,862.50.

Slide Insurance Price Performance

Shares of SLDE opened at $18.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.24 billion and a P/E ratio of 6.98. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $12.53 and a 1 year high of $25.90.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Slide Insurance

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Slide Insurance by 49.4% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,483,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,767,000 after acquiring an additional 1,483,180 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Slide Insurance by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,761,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,800,000 after acquiring an additional 354,321 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its position in Slide Insurance by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,758,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,250,000 after purchasing an additional 380,161 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Slide Insurance during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,063,000. Finally, Hood River Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Slide Insurance in the 2nd quarter worth $31,542,000.

Trending Headlines about Slide Insurance

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and research houses have pushed price targets higher and maintained a bullish consensus (MarketBeat notes several upgrades and an average target ~ $24.40), which supports demand / valuation sentiment. MarketBeat — SLDE analyst coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional investors have been adding to positions (Capital World Investors, Vanguard, Balyasny and others increased or initiated stakes), a sign of confidence from large, longer-term holders that can underpin the share price. MarketBeat — institutional holdings
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals: Slide reported a strong February-quarter earnings beat (EPS $1.23 vs. $0.87 estimate) and solid revenue, which gives traders a fundamental rationale to buy ahead of the April quarter update. MarketBeat — earnings summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Near-term catalyst — Slide will report 2026 Q1 results after the close on April 28; that event may drive volatility and could swing sentiment depending on guidance and loss ratio trends. GlobeNewswire — Q1 release date
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Bruce Lucas executed large sales across March 30–31 and April 1 (aggregate ~391k shares, ~$7.1M at ~ $18.09 avg), creating a sizable near-term increase in sell-side supply that markets often view negatively. SEC filing — Bruce Lucas sales
• Negative Sentiment: COO Shannon Lucas sold multiple blocks in March–April (aggregate ~38.7k shares, ~ $700k), a clustered insider selling pattern that can weigh on near-term sentiment despite her retaining a large stake. SEC filing — Shannon Lucas sales
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider sales: Matthew Paul Larson sold 11,250 shares (~$202.5k at $18), adding to the week’s pattern of insider exits. Clustered insider selling often triggers short-term caution even when sales may be for diversification or liquidity. SEC filing — Matthew Paul Larson

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on SLDE shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Slide Insurance in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Barclays boosted their target price on Slide Insurance from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Texas Capital upgraded Slide Insurance to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Slide Insurance from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Slide Insurance from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.40.

About Slide Insurance

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.