HCI Group (HCI) Competitors $180.79 -1.66 (-0.91%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$180.89 +0.10 (+0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HCI vs. PLMR, KNSL, AXS, FAF, RLI, THG, SIGI, WTM, MCY, and AGOShould you be buying HCI Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCI Group include Palomar (PLMR), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Axis Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), RLI (RLI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Mercury General (MCY), and Assured Guaranty (AGO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. HCI Group vs. Its Competitors Palomar Kinsale Capital Group Axis Capital First American Financial RLI The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Mercury General Assured Guaranty HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) and Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, HCI or PLMR? HCI Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palomar has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HCI or PLMR? In the previous week, Palomar had 11 more articles in the media than HCI Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Palomar and 5 mentions for HCI Group. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat HCI Group's score of 1.41 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HCI Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Palomar 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is HCI or PLMR more profitable? Palomar has a net margin of 22.71% compared to HCI Group's net margin of 18.58%. HCI Group's return on equity of 25.84% beat Palomar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCI Group18.58% 25.84% 6.58% Palomar 22.71%20.35%6.38% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HCI or PLMR? Palomar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HCI Group. HCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHCI Group$750.05M3.12$109.95M$11.2816.03Palomar$679.67M4.60$117.57M$5.6920.53 Do analysts recommend HCI or PLMR? HCI Group presently has a consensus target price of $181.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.26%. Palomar has a consensus target price of $165.83, suggesting a potential upside of 41.93%. Given Palomar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than HCI 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) 3.00Palomar 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HCI or PLMR? 87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of HCI Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPalomar beats HCI Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HCI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHCI GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.36B$58.72B$12.77B$21.58BDividend Yield0.88%1.84%5.40%3.49%P/E Ratio16.0316.74245.8629.75Price / Sales3.122.6931.0886.27Price / Cash21.9229.2422.3625.00Price / Book4.083.052.314.58Net Income$109.95M$4.66B$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance6.11%1.80%1.00%0.68%1 Month Performance14.60%3.14%2.74%4.02%1 Year Performance80.26%20.04%543.82%16.39% HCI Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCIHCI Group3.279 of 5 stars$180.79-0.9%$181.25+0.3%+80.1%$2.36B$750.05M16.03530Positive NewsPLMRPalomar4.5534 of 5 stars$123.02-0.9%$165.83+34.8%+23.2%$3.29B$553.86M21.62150Positive NewsKNSLKinsale Capital Group3.7902 of 5 stars$458.42+0.6%$505.80+10.3%-7.1%$10.66B$1.59B23.91470Positive NewsAXSAxis Capital4.7881 of 5 stars$98.47-0.2%$111.43+13.2%+27.7%$7.71B$5.96B9.471,876Positive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.6467 of 5 stars$66.04+0.9%$75.00+13.6%+2.0%$6.72B$6.13B36.4919,038News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseRLIRLI4.4405 of 5 stars$67.74+0.2%$78.60+16.0%-11.8%$6.22B$1.77B19.411,147Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.9837 of 5 stars$173.47+0.0%$185.13+6.7%+23.4%$6.21B$6.24B11.424,900News CoveragePositive NewsSIGISelective Insurance Group4.823 of 5 stars$78.23+0.1%$87.33+11.6%-13.1%$4.76B$4.86B12.802,840Positive NewsWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.6596 of 5 stars$1,832.42+0.4%N/A+2.2%$4.71B$2.24B22.951,650Positive NewsMCYMercury General3.1773 of 5 stars$77.23+0.1%$90.00+16.5%+35.8%$4.28B$5.48B10.974,200AGOAssured Guaranty4.4362 of 5 stars$82.10+0.2%$98.50+20.0%+2.9%$3.91B$872M9.07410News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Palomar Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Axis Capital Competitors First American Financial Competitors RLI Competitors The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors Selective Insurance Group Competitors White Mountains Insurance Group Competitors Mercury General Competitors Assured Guaranty Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HCI) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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