HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) Stock Gets Price Target Boost from Citizens Jmp

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) had its price objective upped by investment analysts at Citizens Jmp from $265.00 to $280.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market outperform” rating on the insurance provider’s stock. Citizens Jmp‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 39.13% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Truist Financial set a $235.00 price objective on HCI Group in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on HCI Group in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $225.00 target price for the company. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of HCI Group in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings lowered HCI Group from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded HCI Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, HCI Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $246.67.

HCI Group Stock Performance

NYSE HCI opened at $201.25 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $190.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $171.28. HCI Group has a twelve month low of $144.75 and a twelve month high of $208.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The insurance provider reported $6.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.96 by $1.49. The firm had revenue of $244.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $247.75 million. HCI Group had a net margin of 32.60% and a return on equity of 28.80%. As a group, research analysts forecast that HCI Group will post 21.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of HCI Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Gen Wealth Partners Inc bought a new position in shares of HCI Group in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in HCI Group by 60.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 234,086 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $42,461,000 after buying an additional 88,553 shares in the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in HCI Group by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 3,112 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $541,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in HCI Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $205,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new stake in HCI Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $215,000. 86.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HCI Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting HCI Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 diluted EPS was $6.45, beating estimates of about $5.00 and rising from $4.90 a year earlier. Net income increased to $86 million from $68 million, while gross written premiums rose 12%. HCI Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: The gross loss ratio was 20.7%, a metric investors may watch as they assess underwriting performance alongside premium growth. HCI posts Q3 earnings beat as gross written premiums rise 12%
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue of $244.91 million missed analyst expectations of $247.75 million, tempering the earnings beat. HCI Group reports sales below analyst estimates in Q3 2026 earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Management outlined an estimated $15 million net loss from Isaias for Q4, a potential near-term drag on results. HCI outlines $15M net Isaias loss for Q4

HCI Group Company Profile

HCI Group, Inc is a Florida-based holding company focused primarily on property and casualty insurance. Through its insurance subsidiaries, the company provides residential property insurance products, including homeowners, condominium, renters and dwelling coverage, designed to protect policyholders against risks such as wind, fire, theft and other covered losses.

HCI’s insurance operations have historically been concentrated in Florida, one of the largest and most challenging residential property-insurance markets in the United States.