Selective Insurance Gr Q2 Adj. EPS $1.95 Beats $1.66 Estimate, Sales $1.221B Miss $1.303B Estimate

Selective Insurance Gr (NASDAQ:SIGI) reported quarterly earnings of $1.95 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.66 by 17.47 percent. This is a 48.85 percent increase over earnings of $1.31 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.221 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.303 billion by 6.31 percent. This is a 5.30 percent decrease over sales of $1.289 billion the same period last year.