Third Point Reinsurance (TPRE) Competitors

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) and Third Point Reinsurance (NYSE:TPRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to HCI or TPRE?

In the previous week, HCI Group had 7 more articles in the media than Third Point Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for HCI Group and 6 mentions for Third Point Reinsurance. Third Point Reinsurance's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat HCI Group's score of 0.00 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Third Point Reinsurance	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate HCI or TPRE?

HCI Group currently has a consensus price target of $124.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Given Third Point Reinsurance's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HCI Group is more favorable than Third Point Reinsurance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HCI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Third Point Reinsurance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HCI or TPRE?

87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.3% of HCI Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Third Point Reinsurance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HCI or TPRE?

Third Point Reinsurance has higher revenue and earnings than HCI Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HCI Group	$550.67M	2.01	$79.03M	$7.56	14.64
Third Point Reinsurance	$982.70M	1.15	$200.62M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCI or TPRE?

Third Point Reinsurance received 18 more outperform votes than HCI Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.44% of users gave HCI Group an outperform vote while only 50.89% of users gave Third Point Reinsurance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HCI Group	Outperform Votes 239 61.44%	Underperform Votes 150 38.56%
Third Point Reinsurance	Outperform Votes 257 50.89%	Underperform Votes 248 49.11%

Is HCI or TPRE more profitable?

HCI Group has a net margin of 14.35% compared to HCI Group's net margin of 0.00%. Third Point Reinsurance's return on equity of 36.40% beat HCI Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HCI Group	14.35%	36.40%	4.64%
Third Point Reinsurance	N/A	2.86%	1.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, HCI or TPRE?

HCI Group has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Point Reinsurance has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HCI Group beats Third Point Reinsurance on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.