Slide Insurance vs Universal Insurance
SLDE and UVE side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SLDE and UVE compare
Slide Insurance is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Universal Insurance ($3.2B against $1.3B).
On earnings, Universal Insurance is cheaper: it trades at 6.1× trailing earnings, against 8.3× for Slide Insurance.
Slide Insurance grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (36.5% versus 5.5% for Universal Insurance).
Slide Insurance keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 38.4% compared with 13.9% at Universal Insurance.
Both pay dividends: Slide Insurance yields 0.25% and Universal Insurance 1.6%.
Universal Insurance scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 6 for Slide Insurance), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SLDE | UVE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $1.3B |
| Share price | $27.73 | $48.50 |
| Change, 1 year | 78.4% | 54.3% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 218% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.31 | 0.44 |
| Employees | 504 | 929 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× | 6.1× (better) |
| P/S | 2.8× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 2.7× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.1× | 3.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 24.5% | 26.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $25.72 | $56.78 |
| Margin of safety | −7.8% | 14.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 36.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 8.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 121% (better) | 90.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 102% (better) | 88.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 60.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 38.4% (better) | 13.9% |
| FCF margin | 68.7% (better) | 21.6% |
| Return on equity | 43.0% (better) | 40.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 1.53 (better) | 1.24 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.25% | 1.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 9.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | 1.2% | 1.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.4% | 3.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 48.9% | 77.6% |
| Held by insiders | 51.7% | 14.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$129M | −$9.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.2% | 5.0% |
Go deeper
- SLDE stock overview
- SLDE income statement
- SLDE valuation and score
- UVE stock overview
- UVE income statement
- UVE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.