HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Buy" from the five ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $181.25.
HCI has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen cut HCI Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of HCI Group in a research note on Saturday, September 27th.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in shares of HCI Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $148,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in HCI Group by 16.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 596 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in HCI Group by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 61,664 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $9,202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,332 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in HCI Group by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 22,897 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $3,417,000 after acquiring an additional 1,443 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in HCI Group by 8,320.5% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 25,514 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $3,783,000 after acquiring an additional 25,211 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.99% of the company's stock.
HCI Group Trading Up 2.1%
HCI stock traded up $3.99 on Friday, reaching $193.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 122,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,928. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $166.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.51. HCI Group has a 12-month low of $91.06 and a 12-month high of $194.19. The firm has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a PE ratio of 16.78 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71.
HCI Group (NYSE:HCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The insurance provider reported $5.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.47 by $0.71. The company had revenue of $221.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $218.98 million. HCI Group had a return on equity of 25.84% and a net margin of 18.58%. As a group, research analysts forecast that HCI Group will post 6.78 EPS for the current year.
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HCI Group, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance, insurance management, reinsurance, real estate, and information technology businesses in Florida. It provides residential insurance products, such as homeowners, fire, flood, and wind-only insurance to homeowners, condominium owners, and tenants for properties, as well as offers reinsurance programs.
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