HCI Group (HCI) Competitors $193.76 +3.99 (+2.10%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$192.47 -1.29 (-0.67%) As of 10/3/2025 07:18 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, THG, RLI, SIGI, MCY, WTM, 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), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), RLI (RLI), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Mercury General (MCY), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), 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 The Hanover Insurance Group RLI Selective Insurance Group Mercury General White Mountains Insurance Group Assured Guaranty Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) and HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PLMR or HCI? Palomar has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioPalomar$553.86M5.64$117.57M$5.6920.49HCI Group$750.05M3.35$109.95M$11.2817.18 Is PLMR or HCI 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 Palomar22.71% 20.35% 6.38% HCI Group 18.58%25.84%6.58% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PLMR or HCI? 90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of HCI Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PLMR or HCI? Palomar has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCI Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PLMR or HCI? In the previous week, Palomar and Palomar both had 3 articles in the media. HCI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Palomar's score of 0.75 indicating that HCI Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Palomar 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HCI Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PLMR or HCI? Palomar presently has a consensus price target of $160.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.40%. HCI Group has a consensus price target of $181.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.46%. Given Palomar's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Palomar is more favorable than HCI Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Palomar 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63HCI Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryHCI Group beats Palomar on 8 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$2.51B$58.84B$12.66B$21.78BDividend Yield0.83%1.85%5.49%3.54%P/E Ratio17.1816.7239.9129.82Price / Sales3.352.7529.9467.52Price / Cash23.2529.5019.7418.31Price / Book4.373.082.284.65Net Income$109.95M$4.66B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance3.66%1.97%0.30%1.20%1 Month Performance13.73%3.69%0.79%3.32%1 Year Performance67.93%20.82%540.95%13.11% HCI Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCIHCI Group3.1325 of 5 stars$193.76+2.1%$181.25-6.5%+67.9%$2.51B$750.05M17.18530PLMRPalomar4.6756 of 5 stars$114.49-0.6%$165.83+44.8%+13.3%$3.09B$553.86M20.12150KNSLKinsale Capital Group3.8845 of 5 stars$416.84-0.6%$505.80+21.3%-4.3%$9.77B$1.59B21.74470AXSAxis Capital4.8421 of 5 stars$94.90-1.1%$111.43+17.4%+15.0%$7.50B$5.96B9.121,876Positive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.8915 of 5 stars$63.84-1.8%$75.00+17.5%-0.6%$6.61B$6.13B35.2719,038Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.7301 of 5 stars$179.09-0.1%$185.13+3.4%+23.5%$6.41B$6.24B11.794,900Positive NewsRLIRLI4.6446 of 5 stars$64.36-1.1%$78.60+22.1%-19.5%$5.97B$1.77B18.441,147Analyst ForecastSIGISelective Insurance Group4.5806 of 5 stars$79.34-0.6%$87.33+10.1%-11.0%$4.86B$4.86B12.992,840MCYMercury General4.3256 of 5 stars$83.06-0.2%$100.00+20.4%+33.6%$4.61B$5.48B11.804,200WTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.1711 of 5 stars$1,678.37-2.2%N/A+3.7%$4.42B$2.24B21.021,650Trending NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.1778 of 5 stars$84.02-0.7%$98.50+17.2%+1.8%$4.03B$872M9.28410 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Palomar Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Axis Capital Competitors First American Financial Competitors The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors RLI Competitors Selective Insurance Group Competitors Mercury General Competitors White Mountains Insurance Group 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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