HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $250.00

HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $250.00.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on HCI shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of HCI Group in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings lowered HCI Group from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of HCI Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on HCI Group from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citizens Jmp increased their price target on HCI Group from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HCI Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in HCI Group during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $323,098,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in HCI Group by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 354,884 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $54,870,000 after buying an additional 36,348 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in HCI Group by 60.8% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 234,086 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $42,461,000 after purchasing an additional 88,553 shares during the period. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of HCI Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,766,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of HCI Group by 2,944.0% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 116,858 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $18,067,000 after buying an additional 113,019 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.99% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about HCI Group

Here are the key news stories impacting HCI Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HCI reported third-quarter diluted EPS of $6.45, beating analyst estimates of roughly $5, while net income rose to $86 million from $68 million a year earlier. Gross written premiums increased 12%, and the gross loss ratio was 20.7%. HCI Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their targets: Truist moved its target to $245 from $235 and maintained a Buy rating; Citizens JMP raised its target to $280 from $265 and kept a Market Outperform rating. These revisions indicate continued optimism about the shares. Truist raises HCI price target Citizens JMP issues positive forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue of $244.9 million was below the approximately $247.8 million analyst consensus. That shortfall may be tempering the reaction to the earnings beat. HCI reports sales below analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: HCI outlined an estimated $15 million net loss from Isaias for the fourth quarter. This expected catastrophe cost could pressure near-term results, despite the company’s strong Q3 performance. HCI outlines Isaias loss estimate

HCI Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HCI opened at $185.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.69. HCI Group has a 1 year low of $144.75 and a 1 year high of $208.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, a PE ratio of 7.51 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $190.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $171.43.

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The insurance provider reported $6.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.96 by $1.49. HCI Group had a return on equity of 28.80% and a net margin of 32.60%. The business had revenue of $244.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $247.75 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that HCI Group will post 21.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HCI Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, November 20th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 20th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. HCI Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.90%.

HCI Group Company Profile

HCI Group, Inc is a Florida-based holding company focused primarily on property and casualty insurance. Through its insurance subsidiaries, the company provides residential property insurance products, including homeowners, condominium, renters and dwelling coverage, designed to protect policyholders against risks such as wind, fire, theft and other covered losses.

HCI’s insurance operations have historically been concentrated in Florida, one of the largest and most challenging residential property-insurance markets in the United States.