Hippo (HIPO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HIPO) is an insurance technology company focused on homeowners insurance in the United States. The company uses digital tools, data analytics and automation to simplify the process of obtaining and managing home insurance coverage.

Hippo’s offerings are designed to protect homes and personal property against covered risks such as damage from weather events, fire and theft. Its platform also emphasizes proactive home protection, including educational resources, monitoring tools and connected-home devices intended to help homeowners identify and address potential risks before they result in costly claims.

Founded in 2015 by Assaf Wand and Eyal Navon, Hippo expanded through a technology-driven, digitally distributed insurance model. The company serves eligible homeowners in participating states across the U.S. and became a publicly traded company in 2021 through a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Z. Rick McCathron has served as Hippo’s chief executive officer, while co-founder Assaf Wand has held senior leadership and board roles.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.24 to $31.97
• 50-Day Range: $27.43 to $34.10
• 52-Week Range: $24.08 to $38.72
• Volume: 571,516 shs
• Average Volume: 156,426 shs
• Market Capitalization: $829.83 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hippo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hippo scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 215th out of 835 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hippo has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hippo has a consensus price target of $40.50, representing about 28.8% upside from its current price of $31.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hippo has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 58.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hippo are expected to grow by 58.67% in the coming year, from $1.50 to $2.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hippo is 6.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hippo is 6.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hippo has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.57% of the float of Hippo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hippo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.73.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hippo has recently increased by 14.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Hippo does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Hippo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

Hippo has a news sentiment score of -0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Hippo this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for HIPO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hippo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $554,083.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.48% of the stock of Hippo is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.01% of the stock of Hippo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 9/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HIPO
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:HIPO
• CIK: 1828105
• Web: www.hippo.com
• Phone: 650-294-8463
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 540
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hippo: $40.50
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.96
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $57.70 million
• Net Margins: 23.92%
• Pretax Margin: 24.27%
• Return on Equity: 10.68%
• Return on Assets: 2.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $468.60 million
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $0.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 90.21
• Book Value: $16.97 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,390,000
• Free Float: 25,207,000
• Market Cap: $829.83 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55