Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust Has $34.91 Million Stock Position in Palomar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMR)

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust lessened its holdings in shares of Palomar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMR) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 368,777 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,643 shares during the period. Palomar accounts for approximately 1.8% of Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust owned 1.48% of Palomar worth $34,912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of PLMR. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Palomar by 1,634.6% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 177,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,419,000 after buying an additional 167,435 shares during the last quarter. F M Investments LLC bought a new position in Palomar in the 2nd quarter worth about $11,946,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Palomar by 214.5% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 165,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,445,000 after purchasing an additional 112,996 shares during the last quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP grew its position in Palomar by 36.1% in the 2nd quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 339,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,548,000 after purchasing an additional 90,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Palomar by 167.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 137,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,141,000 after purchasing an additional 86,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.25% of the company’s stock.

Palomar Price Performance

PLMR stock opened at $88.38 on Friday. Palomar Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $54.50 and a 12 month high of $103.40. The firm has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.34. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.91.

Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.16. Palomar had a net margin of 21.63% and a return on equity of 20.83%. The business had revenue of $123.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $338.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 47.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Palomar Holdings, Inc. will post 4.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Palomar from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Palomar from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Palomar from $96.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Palomar from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Palomar from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.50.

Insider Activity at Palomar

In related news, CEO Mac Armstrong sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.28, for a total value of $673,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 433,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,726,596.64. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Thomas A. Bradley purchased 1,000 shares of Palomar stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $89.42 per share, for a total transaction of $89,420.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 4,724 shares in the company, valued at $422,420.08. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Mac Armstrong sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.28, for a total transaction of $673,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 433,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,726,596.64. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 37,520 shares of company stock valued at $3,626,486 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.30% of the company’s stock.

Palomar Profile

Palomar Holdings, Inc, a specialty insurance company, provides property and casualty insurance to residential and businesses in the United States. The company offers personal and commercial specialty property insurance products, including residential and commercial earthquake, fronting, commercial all risk, specialty homeowners, inland marine, Hawaii hurricane, and residential flood, as well as other products, such as assumed reinsurance.