Investors Title (ITIC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer HCI or ITIC?

In the previous week, HCI Group had 2 more articles in the media than Investors Title. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HCI Group and 0 mentions for Investors Title. Investors Title's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat HCI Group's score of 0.44 indicating that Investors Title is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HCI Group	Neutral
Investors Title	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HCI or ITIC?

HCI Group has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investors Title has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HCI or ITIC a better dividend stock?

HCI Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Investors Title pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCI Group pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investors Title pays out 11.2% 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HCI or ITIC?

HCI Group has higher revenue and earnings than Investors Title. HCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investors Title, 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
HCI Group	$550.67M	2.25	$79.03M	$11.97	9.81
Investors Title	$258.30M	1.63	$31.07M	$16.43	13.65

Is HCI or ITIC more profitable?

HCI Group has a net margin of 19.37% compared to Investors Title's net margin of 12.03%. HCI Group's return on equity of 34.17% beat Investors Title's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HCI Group	19.37%	34.17%	7.44%
Investors Title	12.03%	11.84%	9.12%

Do analysts recommend HCI or ITIC?

HCI Group currently has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.23%. Given HCI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe HCI Group is more favorable than Investors Title.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HCI Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Investors Title	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCI or ITIC?

HCI Group received 104 more outperform votes than Investors Title when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.85% of users gave HCI Group an outperform vote while only 59.02% of users gave Investors Title an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HCI Group	Outperform Votes 248 61.85%	Underperform Votes 153 38.15%
Investors Title	Outperform Votes 144 59.02%	Underperform Votes 100 40.98%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HCI or ITIC?

87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of Investors Title shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Investors Title shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HCI Group beats Investors Title on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.