HCI Group Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:HCI)

HCI Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HCI."

HCI Group announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th. View HCI Group's Dividend History.

HCI Group announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, December 7th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $20,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

HCI Group Inc (NYSE:HCI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.03. The insurance provider earned $58.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $55.26 million. HCI Group had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 7.95%. View HCI Group's Earnings History.

HCI Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for HCI Group.

HCI Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

1 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for HCI Group's shares. Their predictions range from $42.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect HCI Group's stock price to reach $42.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for HCI Group.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HCI Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for HCI Group.

Press coverage about HCI stock has trended very positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. HCI Group earned a daily sentiment score of 3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for HCI Group.

HCI Group saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 473,800 shares, a drop of 12.4% from the August 30th total of 540,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 64,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.3 days. Approximately 7.5% of the company's stock are sold short. View HCI Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to HCI Group include Amerisafe (AMSF), United Fire Group (UFCS), James River Group (JRVR), Universal Insurance (UVE), Palomar (PLMR), Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), EMC Insurance Group (EMCI), Watford (WTRE), United Insurance (UIHC), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Donegal Group (DGICA), NI (NODK), Greenlight Capital Re (GLRE) and Donegal Group (DGICB).

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HCI Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%). Company insiders that own HCI Group stock include Andrew L Graham, George Apostolou, Gregory Politis, Harish M Patel, James J Macchiarola, James Mark Harmsworth, Loreen M Spencer, Paresh Patel, Robert Wayne Burks and Susan Watts. View Institutional Ownership Trends for HCI Group.

HCI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought HCI Group stock in the last two years include Andrew L Graham, George Apostolou, Gregory Politis, Harish M Patel, James J Macchiarola, Loreen M Spencer, Paresh Patel, Robert Wayne Burks and Susan Watts. View Insider Buying and Selling for HCI Group.

Shares of HCI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.25.

HCI Group has a market capitalization of $337.43 million and generates $231.29 million in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $17.73 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.23 on an earnings per share basis. HCI Group employs 387 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About HCI Group.

The official website for HCI Group is http://www.hcigroup.com/.

HCI Group's mailing address is 5300 WEST CYPRESS STREET SUITE 100, TAMPA FL, 33607. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 813-849-9500 or via email at [email protected]