Global Indemnity Group (GBLI) Competitors

Global Indemnity Group (NASDAQ:GBLI) and HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, GBLI or HCI?

Global Indemnity Group has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCI Group has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GBLI or HCI?

HCI Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Indemnity Group. Global Indemnity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCI Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Indemnity Group	$441.19M	0.93	$25.43M	$3.12	9.23
HCI Group	$749.45M	2.04	$79.03M	$8.80	16.15

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GBLI or HCI?

37.4% of Global Indemnity Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of HCI Group shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Global Indemnity Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of HCI Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GBLI or HCI?

In the previous week, HCI Group had 11 more articles in the media than Global Indemnity Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for HCI Group and 1 mentions for Global Indemnity Group. HCI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Global Indemnity Group's score of 0.00 indicating that HCI Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Indemnity Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HCI Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GBLI or HCI more profitable?

HCI Group has a net margin of 19.37% compared to Global Indemnity Group's net margin of 9.05%. HCI Group's return on equity of 34.17% beat Global Indemnity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Indemnity Group	9.05%	7.74%	2.94%
HCI Group	19.37%	34.17%	7.44%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBLI or HCI?

HCI Group received 24 more outperform votes than Global Indemnity Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.85% of users gave HCI Group an outperform vote while only 60.22% of users gave Global Indemnity Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Global Indemnity Group	Outperform Votes 224 60.22%	Underperform Votes 148 39.78%
HCI Group	Outperform Votes 248 61.85%	Underperform Votes 153 38.15%

Is GBLI or HCI a better dividend stock?

Global Indemnity Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. HCI Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Global Indemnity Group pays out 44.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HCI Group pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate GBLI or HCI?

HCI Group has a consensus price target of $140.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.47%. Given HCI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HCI Group is more favorable than Global Indemnity Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Indemnity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HCI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

HCI Group beats Global Indemnity Group on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.