Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc (NYSE:UVE) Poised To Strengthen Capital Position After Reinsurance Renewal

Universal Insurance Holdings shows improving earnings power and strong cash generation while near-term technicals suggest a cautious consolidation above recent support. Fundamental strength and a large cash buffer underpin a valuation the WMDST model classifies as under-valued.

Recent News

On April 23, 2026 the company’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share payable May 15, 2026, with record date May 8, 2026; the company also completed its 2026–2027 reinsurance renewal and added multi‑year coverage to its program.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 24.25, indicating an emerging trend strength that supports a directional bias but not a dominant trend; this aligns with price activity clustering just above short-term support near the super-trend lower at $37.85.

Directional indicators show DI+ at 30.40 with a decreasing trend, a bearish signal; DI- at 19.31 shows a peak & reversal, a bullish read for directional pressure. Together these readings imply directional conflict with a mild advantage to recent upside pressure but with waning bullish momentum.

MACD measures 1.07, below its signal line at 1.21 and trending down; that configuration signals contracting bullish momentum and increases the risk of a short-term pullback until momentum stabilizes or MACD crosses above the signal line.

MRO sits at 34.11 with a dip & reversal pattern; the positive MRO indicates price currently sits above the model target and suggests potential mean reversion pressure toward the target if momentum weakens.

RSI at 58.19 with a dip & reversal indicates recovery from a recent pullback while remaining below overbought thresholds, supporting a consolidative range rather than a breakout continuation at present.

Price sits at $39.55, above the 200‑day average of $31.00 and roughly aligned with the 20‑day average ($39.40) and short EMAs (12‑day EMA $39.08, 26‑day EMA $38.03). The 12‑day EMA shows a peak & reversal pattern; that and a price near the upper Bollinger boundary (upper ≈ $40.41 at 2×) favor a cautious outlook for near-term upside without fresh momentum.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $393.6M for the quarter; net income from continuing operations reached $54.29M and EBIT amounted to $73.11M, producing an EBIT margin of 18.58%. EBIT margin contracted QoQ by 15.68% but expanded YoY by 28.93%, signaling improving profitability versus the prior year despite recent quarter-to-quarter compression. The EBIT margin sits above the industry peer mean of 17.747% and above the industry peer median of 16.43%.

Reported diluted adjusted EPS equaled $2.00 versus an estimate of $1.39, an EPS surprise of approximately 43.9%, with forward EPS of $1.10 and a forward P/E near 32.70. Trailing P/E stands at 16.69, notably below the industry peer mean P/E of 44.74 and below the industry peer median of 40.81, indicating the market prices current earnings at a materially lower multiple than peers.

Balance-sheet metrics show ample liquidity: cash and short‑term investments of $740.55M and operating cash flow of $154.82M; free cash flow measured $153.24M, translating to a free cash flow yield of 16.45%, well above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 3.37%. Total debt remains low at $100.29M, producing a debt‑to‑assets ratio of 3.62%, below the industry peer mean of 5.67% and contributing to an interest coverage ratio of 51.56.

Return metrics show return on equity of 9.29% and return on assets of 1.94%, both above the respective industry peer means (ROE mean ≈ 5.75%; ROA mean ≈ 1.41%), indicating relatively efficient capital returns within the peer context. Revenue declined YoY by 33.74% while revenue growth sequentially registered flat QoQ; asset growth registered a slight contraction of 2.48%.

Capital deployment included ongoing repurchases disclosed in filings and the declared cash dividend. The current valuation as determined by WMDST classifies the stock as under-valued, supported by a trailing P/E well below peer averages, a high free cash flow yield, and a conservative leverage profile.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-23
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-23
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 477.8 M
 Operating Cash Flow 154.8 M
 Capital Expenditures -1.58 M
 Change In Working Capital 100.5 M
 Dividends Paid -4.91 M
 Cash Flow Delta 120.6 M
 End Period Cash Flow 598.4 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 393.6 M
 Forward Revenue 55.6 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 321.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT 73.1 M
 Operating Income
 Interest Income -177.00 K
 Interest Expense 1.4 M
 Net Interest Income -1.59 M
 Income Before Tax 71.7 M
 Tax Provision 17.4 M
 Tax Rate 24.272 %
 Net Income 54.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 54.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.39
 EPS Actual 2.00
 EPS Difference 0.61
 EPS Surprise 43.885 %
 Forward EPS 1.10
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.8 B
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 584.7 M
 Total Current Assets
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 740.5 M
 Cash 595.8 M
 Net Receivables 277.9 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 135.8 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 100.3 M
 Total Liabilities 2.2 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 584.7 M
 Retained Earnings 807.1 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 20.95
 Shares Outstanding 27.905 M
 Revenue Per-Share 14.10
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 931.5 M
 Enterprise Value 291.2 M
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 0.74
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 4.736
 Asset To Liability 1.268
 Debt To Capital 0.146
 Debt To Assets 0.036
Debt To Assets QoQ 2.346 %
Debt To Assets YoY -2.714 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.102
median: 0.06
mean: 0.057
UVE: 0.036
low: 0.005
 Debt To Equity 0.172
Debt To Equity QoQ -5.945 %
Debt To Equity YoY -28.31 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 0.47
median: 0.262
mean: 0.238
UVE: 0.172
low: 0.011
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.593
Price To Book QoQ 1.022 %
Price To Book YoY 9.766 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 4.278
mean: 2.273
median: 1.963
UVE: 1.593
low: 0.308
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 16.691
Price To Earnings QoQ 16.744 %
Price To Earnings YoY 10.527 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 119.255
mean: 44.741
median: 40.809
low: 19.674
UVE: 16.691
 PE/G Ratio -2.131
 Price To Sales (P/S) 2.367
Price To Sales QoQ 11.114 %
Price To Sales YoY 52.46 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 18.032
mean: 5.949
median: 5.424
UVE: 2.367
low: 1.646
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 32.699
Forward PE/G -4.174
Forward P/S 16.745
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 5.298
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.14
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.984 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -1.266 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.241
UVE: 0.14
mean: 0.108
median: 0.083
low: 0.021
 Receivables Turnover 1.342
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 16.298 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 112.182 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.788
UVE: 1.342
mean: 0.696
median: 0.599
low: 0.128
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 67.994
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue -0.004
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 685.0 M
 Net Invested Capital 685.0 M
 Invested Capital 685.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 584.7 M
 Net Working Capital
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio
 Current Ratio
Current Ratio QoQ
Current Ratio YoY
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 1.064 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 51.559
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -18.422 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 30.05 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 51.943
UVE: 51.559
median: 30.973
mean: 30.352
low: -27.9
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 11.064
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.09
 Dividend Rate 0.18
 Dividend Yield 0.005
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -2.476 %
 Revenue Growth 1.732 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 0.0 %
Revenue Growth YoY -33.741 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 13.108 %
UVE: 1.732 %
mean: -1.958 %
median: -2.605 %
low: -11.415 %
 Earnings Growth -7.834 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -113.153 %
Earnings Growth YoY -101.646 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 62.069 %
UVE: -7.834 %
mean: -11.171 %
median: -19.697 %
low: -66.667 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin 18.576 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -15.682 %
EBIT Margin YoY 28.928 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 47.822 %
UVE: 18.576 %
mean: 17.747 %
median: 16.43 %
low: -12.265 %
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 153.2 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 16.451 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 471.811 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -45.649 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA UVE: 16.451 %
high: 7.237 %
median: 3.501 %
mean: 3.367 %
low: -4.372 %
 Free Cash Growth 512.894 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -966.551 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -282.204 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA UVE: 512.894 %
high: 196.35 %
mean: -7.488 %
median: -15.291 %
low: -133.6 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 2.823
 Cash Flow Margin -9.25 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -0.671
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.936 %
Return On Assets QoQ -13.802 %
Return On Assets YoY 29.759 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 2.856 %
UVE: 1.936 %
mean: 1.406 %
median: 1.303 %
low: -1.844 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.093
Return On Equity QoQ -23.163 %
Return On Equity YoY -5.361 %
Return On Equity IPRWA UVE: 0.093
high: 0.088
mean: 0.057
median: 0.053
low: -0.051
 DuPont ROE 9.56 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 8.082 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -22.176 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -0.492 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA UVE: 8.082 %
high: 7.411 %
mean: 4.769 %
median: 4.375 %
low: -4.85 %

Six-Week Outlook

Swing traders should expect consolidation with a mild bullish tilt so long as price holds above the super-trend lower near $37.85 and short EMA support. Momentum indicators (MACD below signal and a positive MRO) imply pullback risk to the low $37s if momentum continues to fade; a sustained MACD recovery or renewed volume expansion would reduce that risk. Low volatility measures and below‑market betas suggest limited directional spikes, favoring range trades over aggressive directional bets in the coming six weeks.

About Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UVE) develops and markets a range of personal residential insurance products across the United States. The company underwrites policies for homeowners, renters, condo unit owners, and provides coverage for dwelling/fire risks. It also offers allied lines, covering additional structures, personal property, liability, and personal articles. Universal Insurance Holdings manages the entire insurance process, from policy administration and underwriting to claims payments and actuarial consulting. It advises on reinsurance negotiations and manages reinsurance programs for its insurance entities. Through Clovered.com, a digital agency, the company facilitates direct-to-consumer online solutions, utilizing digital applications for claims adjustments and partnering with various carriers. Universal Insurance Holdings distributes its products via a network of independent agents, enhancing its reach and accessibility. Originally incorporated in 1990 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the company rebranded from Universal Heights, Inc. to its current name in January 2001.



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