HCI Group (HCI) Competitors $168.68 +2.02 (+1.21%) As of 10:16 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HCI vs. RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, AGO, MCY, HTH, STC, and SAFTShould you be buying HCI Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCI Group include RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Hilltop (HTH), Stewart Information Services (STC), and Safety Insurance Group (SAFT). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. HCI Group vs. RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Mercury General Hilltop Stewart Information Services Safety Insurance Group HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) and RLI (NYSE:RLI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders believe in HCI or RLI? 87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of RLI shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of HCI Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of RLI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HCI or RLI? RLI received 21 more outperform votes than HCI Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.03% of users gave HCI Group an outperform vote while only 54.75% of users gave RLI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHCI GroupOutperform Votes25062.03% Underperform Votes15337.97% RLIOutperform Votes27154.75% Underperform Votes22445.25% Is HCI or RLI more profitable? RLI has a net margin of 19.53% compared to HCI Group's net margin of 19.37%. HCI Group's return on equity of 34.17% beat RLI's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCI Group19.37% 34.17% 7.44% RLI 19.53%16.63%4.76% Which has more risk & volatility, HCI or RLI? HCI Group has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLI has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer HCI or RLI? In the previous week, RLI had 18 more articles in the media than HCI Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for RLI and 7 mentions for HCI Group. HCI Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat RLI's score of 0.80 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RLI 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HCI or RLI a better dividend stock? HCI Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. RLI pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCI Group pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLI pays out 21.1% 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. RLI has raised its dividend for 51 consecutive years. HCI Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer HCI or RLI? HCI Group presently has a consensus price target of $160.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.04%. RLI has a consensus price target of $78.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.90%. Given RLI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RLI is more favorable than HCI Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HCI Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75RLI 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Which has better valuation & earnings, HCI or RLI? RLI has higher revenue and earnings than HCI Group. HCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHCI Group$760.09M2.53$79.03M$10.3416.13RLI$1.73B4.01$345.78M$3.0424.88 SummaryHCI Group beats RLI on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HCI Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.93B$47.85B$11.64B$19.70BDividend Yield0.98%2.25%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio13.9312.4822.8435.13Price / Sales2.536.4727.5934.12Price / Cash12.6116.8117.6217.51Price / Book4.382.432.854.78Net Income$79.03M$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.98%2.38%1.72%1.62%1 Month Performance18.04%11.09%9.94%13.00%1 Year Performance65.96%23.43%538.82%5.59% HCI Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCIHCI Group2.6414 of 5 stars$168.68+1.2%$160.00-5.1%+62.8%$1.95B$760.09M14.09530Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRLIRLI3.5855 of 5 stars$76.09+0.5%$78.60+3.3%+3.0%$6.98B$1.73B20.321,000Dividend IncreaseFAFFirst American Financial4.684 of 5 stars$61.02+0.1%$75.00+22.9%+2.1%$6.28B$6.28B48.8221,200THGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.1838 of 5 stars$169.87+0.9%$179.50+5.7%+23.0%$6.10B$6.27B14.534,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSIGISelective Insurance Group3.2958 of 5 stars$89.66+0.6%$94.00+4.8%-8.0%$5.45B$4.98B27.842,520Analyst ForecastWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group1.9818 of 5 stars$1,809.78-0.1%N/A+3.5%$4.66B$2.28B20.111,650Positive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.349 of 5 stars$86.09-0.2%$103.33+20.0%+14.3%$4.23B$913M6.69410Positive NewsMCYMercury General4.227 of 5 stars$61.07-1.1%$80.00+31.0%+6.0%$3.38B$5.60B7.234,300HTHHilltop4.4199 of 5 stars$30.79-0.1%$33.00+7.2%-3.0%$1.98B$1.16B17.704,170Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSTCStewart Information Services2.27 of 5 stars$65.93-0.7%$79.00+19.8%-0.5%$1.84B$2.55B25.367,100Positive NewsSAFTSafety Insurance Group2.4853 of 5 stars$83.49+0.4%N/A+5.0%$1.24B$1.14B16.53550Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RLI Competitors First American Financial Competitors The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors Selective Insurance Group Competitors White Mountains Insurance Group Competitors Assured Guaranty Competitors Mercury General Competitors Hilltop Competitors Stewart Information Services Competitors Safety Insurance Group 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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