Palomar Holdings, Inc. (PLMR) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $113.27, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.5%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Palomar Holdings is a specialty insurance company offering earthquake, casualty, inland marine, crop, and fronting products through admitted and E&S market subsidiaries with an A-rated financial strength. Gross written premiums grew to $2.0 billion in 2025; the company... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $113.27, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.5%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 32, MACD bearish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 76d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Palomar Holdings, Inc.
Latest news
- Palomar Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call - The Globe and M — The Globe and Mail neutral
- Insider Selling: Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) President Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- PLMR Stock Trades Above 50-Day SMA: What Should Investors Do? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- PLMR Stock Trades Above 50-Day SMA: What Should Investors Do? - Zacks Investment Research — Zacks Investment Research positive
- PLMR Shares Surpass 50-Day Moving Average: What Actions Should Investors Consider? - Bitget — Bitget positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicCalifornia31%10-K Item 1: 'California represents our largest current exposure with 31% of our gross written premiums for the year ended December 31, 2025'
- MEDIUMProductearthquake insurance28%10-K Item 1: 'approximately 28% of our gross written premiums were related to earthquake insurance'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $113.27, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.5%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 32, MACD bearish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $135.14 (+19.3%), stop $105.48 (−7.4%), A.R:R 2.3:1. Score 6.5/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $135.14 (+19.2% upside). Target $135.14 (+19.3%), stop $105.48 (−7.4%), A.R:R 2.3:1. Stop-loss: $105.48.
Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.5%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Palomar Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 16.0 (forward 10.3). TrendMatrix value score: 8.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover PLMR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $155.
What does Palomar Holdings, Inc. do?Palomar Holdings is a specialty insurance company offering earthquake, casualty, inland marine, crop, and fronting...
Palomar Holdings is a specialty insurance company offering earthquake, casualty, inland marine, crop, and fronting products through admitted and E&S market subsidiaries with an A-rated financial strength. Gross written premiums grew to $2.0 billion in 2025; the company distributes through retail agents, wholesale brokers, and program administrators, with California as its largest state at 31% of GWP.