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HCI vs. PLMR, KNSL, RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, AGO, MCY, and HTH

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), 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), and Hilltop (HTH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

HCI Group vs. Its Competitors

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

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$750.05M2.19$109.95M$10.3413.76
Palomar$553.86M6.88$117.57M$5.0128.46

HCI Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palomar has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, HCI Group had 2 more articles in the media than Palomar. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for HCI Group and 11 mentions for Palomar. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat HCI Group's score of 0.28 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Palomar
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Palomar has a net margin of 21.99% compared to HCI Group's net margin of 17.38%. HCI Group's return on equity of 27.69% beat Palomar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HCI Group17.38% 27.69% 6.33%
Palomar 21.99%20.56%6.31%

HCI Group presently has a consensus target price of $181.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.41%. Palomar has a consensus target price of $174.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.15%. Given HCI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HCI Group is more favorable than Palomar.

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

Summary

HCI Group beats Palomar 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

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.
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HCI vs. The Competition

MetricHCI GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.64B$56.46B$11.88B$20.46B
Dividend Yield1.09%1.93%5.53%3.72%
P/E Ratio13.7617.9220.0127.84
Price / Sales2.192.6825.7250.06
Price / Cash17.6431.3018.7218.22
Price / Book3.213.082.264.58
Net Income$109.95M$4.66B$990.08M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-2.86%-1.58%1.00%1.41%
1 Month Performance-15.39%-1.77%3.83%4.97%
1 Year Performance66.02%30.93%541.02%14.19%

HCI Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCI
HCI Group
4.8219 of 5 stars
$142.26
-1.4%
$181.25
+27.4%
+68.6%$1.64B$750.05M13.76530Dividend Announcement
PLMR
Palomar
3.6794 of 5 stars
$154.25
+0.6%
$174.17
+12.9%
+76.1%$4.10B$553.86M28.99150Analyst Downgrade
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
1.926 of 5 stars
$484.10
+2.3%
$491.88
+1.6%
+24.0%$11.03B$1.59B29.07470Positive News
RLI
RLI
4.2929 of 5 stars
$72.28
+1.3%
$78.60
+8.7%
+3.1%$6.55B$1.77B23.781,147Positive News
FAF
First American Financial
4.2985 of 5 stars
$61.45
+0.4%
$75.00
+22.1%
+19.1%$6.30B$6.13B40.7019,038Positive News
Analyst Forecast
THG
The Hanover Insurance Group
4.078 of 5 stars
$169.62
+1.3%
$179.50
+5.8%
+30.9%$6.02B$6.24B14.124,900Positive News
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group
3.4692 of 5 stars
$86.65
+0.8%
$94.00
+8.5%
-6.5%$5.23B$4.86B23.612,840News Coverage
WTM
White Mountains Insurance Group
1.9153 of 5 stars
$1,789.99
+0.3%
N/A+3.7%$4.59B$2.24B17.921,650News Coverage
AGO
Assured Guaranty
4.3936 of 5 stars
$87.12
-0.5%
$103.33
+18.6%
+11.4%$4.30B$872M10.41410Positive News
MCY
Mercury General
3.6365 of 5 stars
$67.27
+1.8%
$80.00
+18.9%
+25.6%$3.66B$5.48B13.044,200News Coverage
Positive News
HTH
Hilltop
4.5196 of 5 stars
$30.39
+0.1%
$33.00
+8.6%
+4.0%$1.95B$1.61B15.433,646News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:HCI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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