RLI is an insurance holding company. Through its subsidiaries collectively known as RLI Insurance Group, Co. is engaged in underwriting selected property and casualty insurance. Co. has three segments: casualty, which includes commercial excess and personal umbrella, general liability, commercial transportation, professional services, small commercial, executive products, and other casualty; property, which includes commercial property, specialty personal and other property coverages; and surety, which includes miscellaneous surety coverage, commercial surety bonds, and bonds for small to medium-sized contractors. We show 50 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of RLI's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of RLI shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like RLI versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching RLI by allowing them to research RLI shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |