B. Riley Has Optimistic Outlook of Hippo Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley analysts have raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Hippo Holdings Inc. to ($0.09), significantly improving from the previous estimate of ($0.40).
• The company reported Q2 earnings of $0.65 per share, surpassing the consensus estimate of (0.65) by $1.30.
• Multiple analysts have varied price targets and ratings for Hippo, with B. Riley setting a price objective of $41.00, while the average target price is $34.25.

Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HIPO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hippo in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 6th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.09) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.40). B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $41.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hippo's current full-year earnings is ($3.63) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Hippo's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.56) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Hippo from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hippo from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, JMP Securities increased their price objective on Hippo from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $34.25.

Hippo Stock Performance

Shares of HIPO opened at $28.98 on Monday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $27.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. Hippo has a twelve month low of $15.74 and a twelve month high of $35.44. The firm has a market cap of $729.13 million, a P/E ratio of -59.15 and a beta of 1.53.

Hippo (NYSE:HIPO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.65) by $1.30. Hippo had a negative return on equity of 12.13% and a negative net margin of 2.52%. The business had revenue of $117.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.00 million.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Torben Ostergaard sold 2,444 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.95, for a total transaction of $73,197.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 64,349 shares in the company, valued at $1,927,252.55. This represents a 3.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Len Fw Investor, Llc sold 514,309 shares of Hippo stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.17, for a total value of $14,488,084.53. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 2,476,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,760,695.06. This represents a 17.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 521,642 shares of company stock worth $14,681,601 over the last three months. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hippo

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its stake in Hippo by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 4,481 shares of the company's stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Hippo by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 35,866 shares of the company's stock worth $960,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hippo by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 16,193 shares of the company's stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,236 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its stake in Hippo by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 11,736 shares of the company's stock valued at $314,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Hippo by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,768 shares of the company's stock valued at $717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,434 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.01% of the company's stock.

About Hippo

Hippo Holdings Inc provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and business customers primarily in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Services, Insurance-as-a-Service, and Hippo Home Insurance Program. Its insurance products include homeowners' insurance against risks of fire, wind, and theft, as well as other personal lines policies from third party carriers; and personal and commercial, as well as home, auto, cyber, small business, life, specialty lines, and other insurance products.

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