Global Indemnity Group (GBLI) Competitors

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) and Global Indemnity Group (NASDAQ:GBLI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HCI or GBLI?

87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Global Indemnity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of HCI Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of Global Indemnity Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HCI or GBLI?

HCI Group has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Indemnity Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HCI or GBLI?

In the previous week, HCI Group had 1 more articles in the media than Global Indemnity Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HCI Group and 2 mentions for Global Indemnity Group. HCI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Global Indemnity Group's score of 0.00 indicating that HCI Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HCI Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Global Indemnity Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HCI or GBLI a better dividend stock?

HCI Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Global Indemnity Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. HCI Group pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Indemnity Group pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Global Indemnity Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Global Indemnity Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer HCI or GBLI?

HCI Group currently has a consensus target price of $181.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.38%. Given HCI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe HCI Group is more favorable than Global Indemnity Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HCI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Global Indemnity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, HCI or GBLI?

HCI Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Indemnity Group. HCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Indemnity Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HCI Group	$750.05M	2.17	$109.95M	$10.34	13.65
Global Indemnity Group	$437.55M	1.03	$25.43M	$2.00	15.78

Is HCI or GBLI more profitable?

HCI Group has a net margin of 17.38% compared to Global Indemnity Group's net margin of 9.05%. HCI Group's return on equity of 27.69% beat Global Indemnity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HCI Group	17.38%	27.69%	6.33%
Global Indemnity Group	9.05%	7.74%	2.94%

Summary

HCI Group beats Global Indemnity Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.