Insider Trading April 1, 2026

Slide Insurance Risk Chief Disposes of $202,500 in Stock, Exercises Options Same Day

Chief Risk Officer Matthew Paul Larson executes planned sale and option exercise as company posts strong Q4 2025 results

By Nina Shah SLDE
Slide Insurance Risk Chief Disposes of $202,500 in Stock, Exercises Options Same Day
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Matthew Paul Larson, Chief Risk Officer at Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ: SLDE), sold 11,250 shares on March 30, 2026, for $202,500 and simultaneously exercised and sold 11,250 options at $0.79 each. The trades were executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan adopted December 4, 2025. Slide reported robust fourth-quarter 2025 earnings and announced a new buyback authorization after completing a $120 million repurchase program.

Key Points

  • Larson sold 11,250 shares of Slide Insurance common stock on March 30, 2026, at $18.00 per share, totaling $202,500.
  • On the same day, Larson exercised 11,250 options at $0.79 per share (totaling $8,887) and immediately sold those shares; both actions were part of a 10b5-1 plan adopted December 4, 2025.
  • Slide Insurance reported Q4 2025 EPS of $1.23 versus $0.71 expected and revenue of $347 million, completed a $120 million buyback and received board approval for an additional $125 million program.

Matthew Paul Larson, the chief risk officer of Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ: SLDE), completed a sale of 11,250 shares of the insurer's common stock on March 30, 2026, at a per-share price of $18.00. The disposition generated proceeds of $202,500.

On the same date Larson also exercised stock options to acquire 11,250 shares at an exercise price of $0.79 per share, a transaction valued at $8,887. The shares obtained through the exercise were sold immediately. Both the option exercise and the subsequent sale of the common shares were carried out pursuant to a previously established 10b5-1 trading plan that was adopted on December 4, 2025.

Following these transactions, Larson holds zero shares of Slide Insurance Holdings directly.

The company’s common stock is trading at $17.90, a level that is roughly 31% below its 52-week high of $25.90. Analysis available through InvestingPro cited in company materials indicates that Slide Insurance may be undervalued at current prices, though the trading activity by Larson reduces his direct ownership to nil.

Slide Insurance also released its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results, reporting earnings per share of $1.23 versus analyst expectations of $0.71, a positive surprise of 73.24%. Revenue for the quarter rose to $347 million compared with $238.5 million in the prior-year period.

In connection with capital deployment, Slide Insurance completed a $120 million stock buyback program and its board has approved a new $125 million repurchase authorization.

On the analyst front, Texas Capital Securities initiated coverage of Slide Insurance with a Buy rating and set a price target of $25. Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target to $23, citing the company’s strong fourth-quarter performance and ongoing favorable trends in loss metrics.

The company’s recent results and share repurchase activity come as Slide Insurance seeks to benefit from market dynamics created by larger insurers withdrawing from certain coastal regions, a factor the company has referenced in discussing its market opportunities.


Where to find deeper analysis

For investors seeking additional fundamental and valuation research, a Pro Research Report for SLDE is available through InvestingPro.

Risks

  • Insider sale reduces direct insider ownership, which some investors may view as a governance or signaling risk for shareholders - impacts equity market and insurance sector sentiment.
  • Share price at $17.90 remains about 31% below its 52-week high of $25.90, reflecting ongoing market valuation uncertainty for the stock - impacts investor sentiment and equity valuation metrics.
  • Reliance on coastal-market opportunities as larger insurers withdraw may carry concentration and underwriting risks tied to geographic exposure and catastrophe loss trends - impacts property and casualty insurers and reinsurance markets.

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