Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for RLI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's coverage of RLI centers on routine stock summaries alongside a piece weighing whether recent gains, including a 6.2% rise over three months, warrant holding the position, citing disciplined underwriting, rising investment income, and strong capital returns as premium pricing in the P&C market moderates. A filing also showed Bank of America Corp DE opening a new position in RLI Corp.
RLI closes at $55.98, up 0.5%, with the price sitting between its 50-day average of $62.10 and 200-day average of $58.99. The stock has fallen 12.8% over one month and 12.8% over one year, though it is roughly flat over six months at -0.6%. The GekkoIndex reads 74.9, placing it in the Buying zone, up 3.5 over five days. Gekko Fair Value stands at $61.53, putting the current price 9% below that level.
RLI next reports earnings on 19 October 2026, 20 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding period; its last report showed a 86% combined ratio and operating earnings of $0.83 per share matching estimates, with an average absolute reaction of 2.8% historically. Analyst views are split, with 5 firms covering the stock at 1 buy, 2 hold and 2 sell ratings, and a consensus target of $60.50 implying 8.1% upside. Seasonality over this point in the calendar has averaged a 3.2% gain across the next 20 trading days over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
RLI price vs fair value
Close $55.98200-day averageGekko Fair Value $61.53
RLI quick facts
- Market cap
- $5.14B
- P/E ratio
- 11.8
- Forward P/E
- 20.5
- EPS, TTM
- $4.76
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.97B
- Profit margin
- 22.2%
- Dividend yield
- 1.16%
- Beta
- 0.33
- Volume
- 778,659 avg 661,955
- 1-year return
- −12.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- 50-day average
- $62.10
- 200-day average
- $58.99
- Next earnings
- Oct 19
- Shares outstanding
- 91.77M
RLI swing-trade checklist
RLI scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $55.98 sits between the 50-day ($62.10) and 200-day ($58.99) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
74.9, Buying
Reading 74.9 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
9.0% below
Price is 9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 20 days
Reports on Oct 19, 2026, 20 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.2% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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RLI stock chart and price history
RLI closed at $55.98 on Sep 28, 2026, −12.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $47.26 to $67.12.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −12.8%
- 3 months
- −4.1%
- 6 months
- −0.6%
- 1 year
- −12.8%
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About RLI
RLI writes property and casualty insurance for businesses and individuals across the United States and abroad. It covers a broad mix of risks, from general liability for manufacturers, contractors, apartments and retailers to specialized coverages for security guards, onshore energy operations and environmental exposures like underground storage tanks and asbestos removal. It also insures professional firms against errors and omissions, provides commercial auto coverage for truckers and transit operators, and offers property, marine, homeowners and management liability products, along with surety bonds for contractors and other businesses.
The company organizes its underwriting into casualty, property and surety segments, and it also assumes reinsurance business. Its casualty lines serve commercial and personal clients ranging from small professional firms to larger public and private businesses, while its surety segment bonds range from individual and small business needs to medium and large contractors. RLI reaches these customers through its own branch offices as well as brokers, carrier partners, and underwriting and independent agents.
RLI was founded in 1965 and is based in Peoria, Illinois. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker RLI.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Multi-line insurance
- Website
- rlicorp.com
RLI GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
RLI’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 74.9, in the Buying zone, up 3.5 points over five sessions.
74.9Buying
Up 3.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 49 | +1.4% | +3.1% | ||
| Accumulation | 242 | −0.4% | −0.8% | ||
| Neutral | 340 | +0.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Distribution | 34 | −1.5% | −2.9% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average RLI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is RLI stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
RLI trades 9.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $61.53, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what RLI shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$61.53
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
9.0% Undervalued
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RLI insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for RLI, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in RLI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Congress disclosures for RLI, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open RLI in Gekko
Buybacks
RLI has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $250.0M, Jul 28, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $12.05M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.23%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds RLI.
1added0opened0trimmed0sold out
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RLI earnings: next date and track record
RLI reports on Oct 19, 2026 (20 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 19, 2026
20 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.51
- Revenue estimate
- $533.5M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.8%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Apr 21, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- RLI Corp. reported Q1 results with an 86% combined ratio, 3% premium growth led by casualty segment, and 15% increase in net investment income. Operating earnings were $0.83 per share versus $0.89 prior year. Underwriting income was $58 million, benefiting from $35.5 million favorable prior-year reserve development but offset by $16 million in catastrophes.
- Guidance
- Management expressed confidence in their market position and ability to deliver consistent profitable results over time, citing opportunities from market disruption and their financial strength to capitalize on them.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | $0.83 est $0.83 | $503.9M est $479.4M | −1.3% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $0.94 est $0.81 | $463.2M est $481.7M | −0.5% |
| Oct 20, 2025 | $0.83 est $0.71 | $509.3M est $515.4M | +2.8% |
| Jul 21, 2025 | $0.84 est $0.75 | $499.8M est $445.4M | −0.8% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.92 est $0.88 | $407.7M est $442.0M | −3.8% |
| Jan 22, 2025 | $0.41 est $0.52 | $439.1M est $444.6M | −8.0% |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $0.66 est $0.48 | $470.0M est $491.5M | −2.4% |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $1.72 est $1.34 | $422.6M est $561.6M | +3.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
RLI stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for RLI is $60.50, +8.1% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$60.50consensus 12-month target, +8.1% from the last close
Now $55.98Avg $60.50
Low $53High $74
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | Jefferies | $53 | −5.3% |
| Jul 29 | KBW | $74 | +32.2% |
| Jul 29 | Wells Fargo | $57 | +1.8% |
| Jul 24 | Truist Financial | $58 | +3.6% |
| Jul 23 | William Blair | — | — |
+3.1%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+3.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
RLI seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, RLI averaged +3.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +8.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, RLI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4%.
RLI market cap and key statistics
RLI’s market cap is $5.14B, with a P/E ratio of 11.8 and revenue of $1.97B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $5.14B
- P/E ratio
- 11.8
- Forward P/E
- 20.5
- EPS, TTM
- $4.76
- Gekko Fair Value
- $61.53
Trading
- Volume
- 778,659
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 661,955
- 52-week high
- $67.12
- 52-week low
- $47.26
- Shares outstanding
- 91.77M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.97B
- Profit margin
- 22.2%
- Return on equity
- 25.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +35.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.33
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4%
- Dividend yield
- 1.16%
RLI stock news this week
Coverage of RLI this week reads neutral: 0 positive, 3 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- RLI Corp. (RLI) stock price, news, quote and historyYahoo Finance UK, Sep 24
- Bank of America Corp DE Purchases New Position in RLI Corp. $RLIMarketBeat, Sep 24
- RLI Corp. (RLI) Latest Stock News & Headlines - Yahoo FinanceYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 24
- RLI Corp (RL1.SG) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 24
- RLI Rises 6.2% in 3 Months: Time to Hold or Fold the Stock?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 23
- Corient Private Wealth LP Increases Holdings in RLI Corp. $RLIMarketBeat, Sep 21
RLI peers
RLI’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGRProgressive | Accumulation | 5.2% below |
| MFCManulife Financial | Neutral | 8.8% above |
| METMetLife | Neutral | 4.2% below |
| ALLAllstate | Buying | 13.8% below |
| AFLAFLAC | Accumulation | 4.8% below |
| SLFSun Life Financial | Neutral | 7.1% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
RLI stock FAQ
What is RLI’s market cap?
RLI’s market cap is $5.14B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $55.98, with 91.77M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.8.
What is the RLI stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for RLI is $60.50, +8.1% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 2 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is RLI stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate RLI is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $55.98 is 9.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $61.53. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does RLI report earnings next?
RLI is expected to report on Oct 19, 2026 (20 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.51 per share on revenue of $533.5M. RLI beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.8% on average across the report.
What is RLI’s 52-week high and low?
RLI’s 52-week high is $67.12 and its 52-week low is $47.26; it closed at $55.98 on Sep 28, 2026, −12.8% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $91.15 on Nov 27, 2024.
Is RLI stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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