In the latest close session, HCI Group (HCI) was down 2.04% at $138.99. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.07%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.18%.
The stock of property and casualty insurance holding company has fallen by 4.54% in the past month, lagging the Finance sector's gain of 4.82% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.71%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of HCI Group in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on August 7, 2025. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $4.47, marking a 6.18% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $218.5 million, reflecting a 5.94% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $15.54 per share and a revenue of $887.81 million, signifying shifts of +109.72% and +18.37%, respectively, from the last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for HCI Group. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. HCI Group is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
With respect to valuation, HCI Group is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.13. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 12.06 of its industry.
The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is part of the Finance sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 92, placing it within the top 38% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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