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Slide Insurance Holdings Inc

SLDENASDAQ

SectorFinancials

IndustryInsurance - Property & Casualty

Beta (adjusted)1.00

Intrinsic Value $22.18median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $23.63Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 6% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $2.8B

Enterprise Value $1.6B

Shares Outstanding 116.8M diluted

Next Earnings Date27 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend14 Aug 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLDE) represents a high-growth, technology-enabled property and casualty insurer that has successfully capitalized on the structural transformation of the Florida property insurance market. Following legislative reforms (SB 2-A and HB 837) that eliminated one-way attorney fees and curbed assignment-of-benefits abuse, Slide has achieved exceptional underwriting profitability, highlighted by a full-year 2025 combined ratio of 52.1% and a return on equity of 57.4%. While sequential growth from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. depopulation is expected to moderate due to rate cuts, Slide's robust reinsurance program, substantial risk-adjusted rate decreases in reinsurance, and aggressive capital return program (completing $230.9 million in cumulative buybacks) support a strong bullish outlook.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets5 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$22.00

Mean target$25.80

High · most bullish analyst$28.00

Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$22.00

A highly active Atlantic hurricane season triggers multiple catastrophe events, testing Slide's reinsurance tower and forcing retentions up to the maximum $166.8 million first-event limit. Concurrently, Citizens' 8.8% rate cuts compress takeout opportunities under the 20% premium-comparison threshold, leading to flat or declining policy counts. Combined ratio deteriorates above 75%, and net income falls below the guided $455 million.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$25.80

Matches the consensus mean

Slide delivers on its full-year 2026 guidance, generating gross written premiums between $1.85 billion and $1.95 billion and net income between $455 million and $470 million. Underwriting performance remains strong with a combined ratio in the mid-50s, supported by a clean prior-year reserve development. The company continues its share buyback program under the newly initiated $125 million authorization, offsetting concerns regarding pre-planned insider sales.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$28.00

Slide continues to expand market share in coastal specialty lines while maintaining superior underwriting discipline. Reinsurance rate decreases remain substantial, allowing Slide to expand its catastrophe reinsurance tower while keeping first-event retention capped at a low percentage of pre-tax earnings. Strong organic renewals and successful integration of policy acquisitions (such as the Farmers home insurance policies in Florida) drive gross written premiums above the high end of the $1.85B–$1.95B guidance, pushing net income past $470 million.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Exceptional underwriting profitability with a 2025 combined ratio of 52.1% and ROE of 57.4%.
Strong capital return framework with $230.9 million in cumulative share repurchases completed since the June 2025 IPO.
Substantially expanded 2026-2027 catastrophe reinsurance tower of $5.463 billion, providing robust balance sheet protection.
Favorable regulatory environment in Florida following SB 2-A and HB 837 reforms, reducing litigation risk and stabilizing rate trends.

Key Investment Risks

High geographic concentration in catastrophe-exposed coastal markets, particularly Florida.
Moderating takeout pipeline as Citizens Property Insurance Corp. files for rate cuts, compressing the 20% premium-comparison threshold.
Potential volatility from severe weather and hurricane events that could exhaust retentions up to $166.8 million per event.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

A combined ratio exceeding 75% on an annual basis due to severe underwriting losses or inadequate reinsurance recovery.
Gross written premiums falling below the guided $1.85 billion floor for full-year 2026.
A major rating downgrade of Slide's insurance subsidiaries by AM Best below 'A-'.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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