Vincent Anthony Viozzi, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICA), reported selling 30,000 shares of the company's Class A Common Stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.672, amounting to a total transaction value of approximately $500,160. The transaction comes as DGICA trades near its 52-week high of $17, having gained nearly 29% over the past six months. According to InvestingPro analysis, the company currently shows a GOOD financial health score.
On the same day, Viozzi also acquired 30,000 shares through the exercise of stock options at a price of $15.80 per share, bringing the total acquisition cost to $474,000. Following these transactions, Viozzi holds 9,891 shares directly and 3,014 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan. The $557 million market cap company maintains a solid 4.18% dividend yield and trades at a P/E ratio of 19.6. For deeper insights into insider trading patterns and comprehensive analysis, access the full DGICA research report on InvestingPro.
In other recent news, Donegal Group reported a net income of $16.8 million, or $0.51 per Class A share, in the third quarter of 2024, despite facing $6 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses due to Hurricane Helene. The company's net premiums earned rose by 6% to $238 million, indicating growth amid industry challenges. Donegal Group's combined ratio also improved to 96.4%, reflecting the company's strategic focus on small business growth, software enhancements, and geographic diversification.
The company has completed strategic exits from commercial policies in Georgia and Alabama, with plans for software enhancements to improve policy management in January 2025. Growth was observed in net premiums written in commercial lines by 6.4% and personal lines by 5.4%. Despite some underwriting losses and dividend payouts, the company's investment income increased by 2.8% to $10.8 million, with an average yield of 3.28%.
These recent developments reflect Donegal Group's resilience and forward-looking approach to business. The company is aligning strategies for growth across regions, securing rate increases to mitigate inflation and claims costs, and focusing on disciplined expense reduction to improve the expense ratio by two points by the end of 2025. Further updates on the company's performance and strategies will be provided in the year-end call.
This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.