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HCI Group (HCI) Competitors

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$174.36 -0.54 (-0.31%)
Closing price 09/9/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$174.21 -0.15 (-0.09%)
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HCI vs. PLMR, KNSL, AXS, FAF, RLI, THG, SIGI, WTM, MCY, and AGO

Should 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

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) and Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
HCI Group$750.05M3.01$109.95M$11.2815.46
Palomar$679.67M4.77$117.57M$5.6921.27

HCI Group presently has a consensus price target of $181.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.95%. Palomar has a consensus price target of $165.83, indicating a potential upside of 37.02%. 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)
3.00
Palomar
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

In the previous week, Palomar had 2 more articles in the media than HCI Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Palomar and 5 mentions for HCI Group. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.54 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Palomar
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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%

HCI Group has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palomar has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Palomar beats HCI Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HCI vs. The Competition

MetricHCI GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.27B$58.25B$12.63B$21.29B
Dividend Yield0.91%1.85%5.40%3.49%
P/E Ratio15.4616.62233.0129.42
Price / Sales3.012.6830.9966.65
Price / Cash21.0229.1922.1224.61
Price / Book3.933.032.294.55
Net Income$109.95M$4.66B$1.01B$999.91M
7 Day Performance1.94%0.89%0.98%0.93%
1 Month Performance23.63%4.40%3.88%5.24%
1 Year Performance82.42%19.33%543.15%16.56%

HCI Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCI
HCI Group
3.4926 of 5 stars
$174.36
-0.3%
$181.25
+4.0%
+74.4%$2.27B$750.05M15.46530Positive News
PLMR
Palomar
4.2467 of 5 stars
$123.02
-0.9%
$165.83
+34.8%
+26.5%$3.29B$553.86M21.62150News Coverage
Positive News
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
3.8549 of 5 stars
$458.42
+0.6%
$505.80
+10.3%
-5.2%$10.66B$1.59B23.91470Positive News
AXS
Axis Capital
4.7435 of 5 stars
$98.47
-0.2%
$111.43
+13.2%
+26.2%$7.71B$5.96B9.471,876Positive News
FAF
First American Financial
4.7451 of 5 stars
$66.04
+0.9%
$75.00
+13.6%
+2.5%$6.72B$6.13B36.4919,038Positive News
RLI
RLI
4.3543 of 5 stars
$67.74
+0.2%
$78.60
+16.0%
-12.8%$6.22B$1.77B19.411,147Positive News
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
3.853 of 5 stars
$173.47
+0.0%
$185.13
+6.7%
+21.5%$6.21B$6.24B11.424,900Positive News
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
4.6637 of 5 stars
$78.23
+0.1%
$87.33
+11.6%
-12.2%$4.76B$4.86B12.802,840Positive News
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group
2.1686 of 5 stars
$1,832.42
+0.4%
N/A+2.2%$4.71B$2.24B22.951,650Positive News
MCY
Mercury General
3.4635 of 5 stars
$77.23
+0.1%
$90.00
+16.5%
+29.1%$4.28B$5.48B10.974,200Positive News
AGO
Assured Guaranty
4.5207 of 5 stars
$82.10
+0.2%
$98.50
+20.0%
+7.5%$3.91B$872M9.07410Positive News

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