Q4 Earnings Estimate for HCI Group Issued By William Blair

HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for HCI Group in a research note issued on Friday, August 8th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $3.89 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.18. The consensus estimate for HCI Group's current full-year earnings is $6.78 per share.

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The insurance provider reported $5.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.47 by $0.71. HCI Group had a net margin of 18.58% and a return on equity of 25.84%. The company had revenue of $221.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $218.98 million.

HCI has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JMP Securities upped their price objective on shares of HCI Group from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Compass Point raised shares of HCI Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $148.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of HCI Group from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, HCI Group presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $181.25.

HCI Group Price Performance

HCI stock traded up $0.68 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $157.75. The company had a trading volume of 60,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 135,306. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.56. HCI Group has a 1 year low of $90.01 and a 1 year high of $176.40. The company has a market capitalization of $2.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $146.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.33.

Institutional Trading of HCI Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of HCI Group by 168.8% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 452,781 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $67,569,000 after acquiring an additional 284,315 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of HCI Group by 288.9% during the 4th quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 294,349 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $34,300,000 after acquiring an additional 218,664 shares during the last quarter. Khrom Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of HCI Group by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. Khrom Capital Management LLC now owns 796,170 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $92,778,000 after acquiring an additional 136,642 shares during the last quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of HCI Group by 15.7% during the 4th quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 940,000 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $109,538,000 after acquiring an additional 127,332 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of HCI Group by 2,878.2% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 114,689 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $13,365,000 after acquiring an additional 110,838 shares during the last quarter. 86.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

HCI Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. HCI Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.18%.

About HCI Group

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.