Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HIPO – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,520,000 shares, a decline of 11.1% from the July 15th total of 1,710,000 shares. Approximately 11.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 159,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.6 days.
Hippo Stock Up 0.7 %
Shares of HIPO opened at $18.47 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $17.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.15. Hippo has a 12-month low of $6.64 and a 12-month high of $25.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $451.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.82 and a beta of 1.33.
Hippo (NYSE:HIPO – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported ($1.64) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.48) by ($0.16). Hippo had a negative return on equity of 46.46% and a negative net margin of 57.80%. The firm had revenue of $89.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $85.40 million. During the same period last year, the business earned ($4.61) earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Hippo will post -4.68 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hippo
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HIPO. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Hippo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $122,000. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Hippo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $460,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Hippo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in Hippo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $327,000. Finally, Steamboat Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Hippo during the first quarter valued at approximately $158,000. 43.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of Hippo from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $22.00 to $20.00 in a report on Monday, July 22nd.
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Hippo Company Profile
Hippo Holdings Inc provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and business customers primarily in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Services, Insurance-as-a-Service, and Hippo Home Insurance Program. Its insurance products include homeowners' insurance against risks of fire, wind, and theft, as well as other personal lines policies from third party carriers; and personal and commercial, as well as home, auto, cyber, small business, life, specialty lines, and other insurance products.
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