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SAFTSafety Insurance Group, Inc.Sell5.5·$77.20-0.35%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Safety Insurance Group's exceptional free cash flow conversion of 266% and forward P/E of 11.4x offer value credentials in property and casualty insurance, but a quality score below the minimum threshold and exhausted technical upside signal that now is not an opportune entry point.

Thesis pillars

  • Exceptional Fcf ConversionStable
  • Attractive Valuation MetricsStable
  • Upside Exhausted Technical SetupStable
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (SAFT) Stock Analysis

Inst Constrain edge

SellModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $77.20: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.

Safety Insurance Group is the fourth-largest private passenger automobile carrier, the largest commercial automobile carrier, and the third-largest homeowners insurer in Massachusetts, selling exclusively through 797 independent agents across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and... Read more

$77.20-1.3% A.UpsideScore 5.5/10#20 of 39 Insurance - Property & Casualty
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield14.76%
IncomeYield4.74%(5y avg 4.56%)Payout86.52%at-risk
Stop $73.88Target $76.20(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $77.20: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 31d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: speculative.

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About Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

About Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

Safety Insurance Group wrote $1.28 billion in direct written premiums in 2025, up from $1.19 billion in 2024, capturing a 9.4% share of the Massachusetts private passenger auto market and a 13.0% share of the commercial auto market as that state's largest commercial auto carrier. Private passenger automobile made up 54.9% of 2025 premiums, homeowners 25.2%, and commercial automobile 15.2%, sold exclusively through 797 independent agents across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Safety Insurance distributes exclusively through independent agents rather than brokers or direct channels, obtaining approximately 96.3% of its 2025 automobile premiums and 100% of its other lines through voluntary agents, with no individual agency generating more than 10.0% of direct written premiums. The company uses four pricing tiers - Safety Insurance for standard rates, Safety Indemnity for preferred rates, Safety P&C for high-value homeowners, and Safety Northeast for ultra-preferred homeowners - and participates in Massachusetts' residual auto markets as one of four servicing carriers in the Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers Commercial Automobile Program. Competitors include large national direct writers such as Progressive, GEICO, and Allstate, which market directly to policyholders and could pressure Safety's independent-agency model if they expand more aggressively in Massachusetts.

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Safety's own risk factors flag two overlapping concentrations by name: approximately 54.9% of 2025 direct written premiums came from private passenger automobile alone, and a majority of premiums are generated in Massachusetts, meaning adverse regulatory, competitive, or economic developments in either the auto line or the Massachusetts market would hit Safety harder than a multi-line, multi-state insurer. Catastrophe exposure compounds this geographic concentration - insureds near the Massachusetts coastline expose Safety to hurricanes and Nor'easters, and any property loss event exceeding $750,000 would exceed the company's catastrophe reinsurance retention layer.

See also: Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

From Safety Insurance Group, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.

TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Aug 5, 202631d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Concentration risk — Product: private passenger automobile (54.9%)
Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)18.4
P/E (Fwd)12.4
Mkt Cap$1.1B
EV/EBITDA12.9
Profit Mgn4.9%
ROE7.4%
Rev Growth4.4%
Beta0.22
Dividend4.74%
Rating analysts6

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

Options Flow

P/C0.29bullish
IV44%normal

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHProductprivate passenger automobile55%
    10-K Item 1A: 'Approximately 54.9% of our direct written premiums for the year ended December 31, 2025 were generated from private passenger automobile insurance policies.'
  • MEDIUMGeographicMassachusetts
    10-K Item 1A: 'A majority of our direct written premiums are currently generated in Massachusetts.'

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
1.3
Growth Rank
4.1
Value Rank
4.6

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Roa
1.5
Current Ratio
1.5
Roe
2.5
Net Margin
2.5
Moat
3.8
Piotroski F
6.7
Fcf Quality
10.0
Excellent cash conversion: 266% FCF/NINo competitive moat

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Bollinger
0.4
Support Resistance
0.6
52w Position
9.4
GatesA.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 6.8>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 31d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Speculative
RSI
74 · Overbought
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $68.40Resistance $77.76

Price Targets

$74
$76
A.Upside-1.3%
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-05 (31d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is SAFT stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $77.20: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $73.88. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the SAFT stock price target?

Take-profit target: $76.20 (-1.3% upside). Prior stop was $73.88. Stop-loss: $73.88.

What are the risks of investing in SAFT?

Concentration risk — Product: private passenger automobile (54.9%); Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0).

Is SAFT overvalued or undervalued?

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 18.4 (forward 12.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about SAFT?

6 analysts cover SAFT with a consensus score of 2.2/5.

What does Safety Insurance Group, Inc. do?Safety Insurance Group is the fourth-largest private passenger automobile carrier, the largest commercial automobile...

Safety Insurance Group is the fourth-largest private passenger automobile carrier, the largest commercial automobile carrier, and the third-largest homeowners insurer in Massachusetts, selling exclusively through 797 independent agents across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The company wrote $1.28 billion in direct written premiums in 2025, with private passenger automobile (54.9%), homeowners (25.2%), and commercial automobile (15.2%) as its largest product lines, and has been profitable in 44 of its 45 years since 1979.

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