HCI Group (HCI) closed the most recent trading day at $161.58, moving -1.94% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.57%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 1.34%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 2.04%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the property and casualty insurance holding company had lost 6.62% lagged the Finance sector's loss of 0.4% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.29%.
The upcoming earnings release of HCI Group will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on February 25, 2026. In that report, analysts expect HCI Group to post earnings of $4.87 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 1470.97%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $231.61 million, indicating a 43.08% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $20.29 per share and revenue of $892.05 million. These totals would mark changes of +173.82% and +18.93%, respectively, from last year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for HCI Group. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. HCI Group presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note HCI Group's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 10.3. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 10.73 for its industry.
The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 152, finds itself in the bottom 38% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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