HCI Group (HCI) Competitors $171.04 +1.48 (+0.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$170.48 -0.56 (-0.33%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HCI vs. PLMR, KNSL, AXS, FAF, RLI, THG, WTM, SIGI, MCY, and AGOShould you be buying HCI Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCI Group include Palomar (PLMR), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Axis Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), RLI (RLI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), Mercury General (MCY), and Assured Guaranty (AGO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. HCI Group vs. Its Competitors Palomar Kinsale Capital Group Axis Capital First American Financial RLI The Hanover Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group Mercury General Assured Guaranty Palomar (NASDAQ:PLMR) and HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Is PLMR or HCI more profitable? Palomar has a net margin of 22.71% compared to HCI Group's net margin of 18.58%. HCI Group's return on equity of 25.84% beat Palomar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Palomar22.71% 20.35% 6.38% HCI Group 18.58%25.84%6.58% Do analysts prefer PLMR or HCI? Palomar presently has a consensus target price of $165.83, suggesting a potential upside of 34.66%. HCI Group has a consensus target price of $181.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. Given Palomar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Palomar is more favorable than HCI Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Palomar 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71HCI Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer PLMR or HCI? In the previous week, Palomar had 2 more articles in the media than HCI Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Palomar and 6 mentions for HCI Group. Palomar's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat HCI Group's score of 1.34 indicating that Palomar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Palomar 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive HCI Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLMR or HCI? 90.3% of Palomar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of HCI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Palomar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of HCI Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, PLMR or HCI? Palomar has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCI Group has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PLMR or HCI? Palomar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HCI Group. HCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palomar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPalomar$553.86M5.95$117.57M$5.6921.64HCI Group$775.69M2.86$109.95M$11.2815.16 SummaryPalomar beats HCI Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HCI Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHCI GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.22B$59.98B$12.40B$21.15BDividend Yield0.96%1.87%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio15.1616.45228.9429.10Price / Sales2.862.7432.0947.93Price / Cash20.0328.9919.0618.29Price / Book2.822.402.335.30Net Income$109.95M$4.66B$1.01B$998.51M7 Day Performance4.37%0.20%-0.22%-0.57%1 Month Performance23.21%4.76%4.16%6.43%1 Year Performance80.88%15.60%541.31%13.75% HCI Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCIHCI Group3.4871 of 5 stars$171.04+0.9%$181.25+6.0%+76.9%$2.22B$775.69M15.16530Positive NewsPLMRPalomar4.1326 of 5 stars$122.22-2.3%$165.83+35.7%+23.2%$3.35B$553.86M21.48150Positive NewsKNSLKinsale Capital Group4.1995 of 5 stars$450.76-1.0%$505.80+12.2%-7.2%$10.61B$1.59B23.51470Positive NewsAXSAxis Capital4.7321 of 5 stars$98.09-1.1%$111.43+13.6%+23.4%$7.75B$5.96B9.431,876Positive NewsFAFFirst American Financial4.7395 of 5 stars$66.41-0.1%$75.00+12.9%+0.9%$6.77B$6.13B36.6919,038Positive NewsRLIRLI4.3895 of 5 stars$67.55-1.5%$78.60+16.4%-12.7%$6.30B$1.77B19.361,147Positive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group3.3697 of 5 stars$172.98-1.5%$185.13+7.0%+19.7%$6.28B$6.24B11.394,900News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.4159 of 5 stars$1,827.06-1.9%N/A-0.4%$4.80B$2.24B22.881,650News CoverageGap DownSIGISelective Insurance Group4.4942 of 5 stars$77.29-1.8%$87.33+13.0%-13.7%$4.79B$4.86B12.652,840Positive NewsMCYMercury General3.285 of 5 stars$76.410.0%$90.00+17.8%+16.4%$4.23B$5.48B10.854,200Positive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.2646 of 5 stars$81.23-1.5%$98.50+21.3%+1.4%$3.93B$872M8.98410Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Palomar Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Axis Capital Competitors First American Financial Competitors RLI Competitors The Hanover Insurance Group Competitors White Mountains Insurance Group Competitors Selective Insurance Group Competitors Mercury General Competitors Assured Guaranty Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HCI) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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