HCI Group (HCI) Competitors $112.52 +0.52 (+0.46%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HCI vs. AGO, MCY, STC, HTH, EIG, SAFT, AMSF, PRA, UFCS, and UVEShould you be buying HCI Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCI Group include Assured Guaranty (AGO), Mercury General (MCY), Stewart Information Services (STC), Hilltop (HTH), Employers (EIG), Safety Insurance Group (SAFT), AMERISAFE (AMSF), ProAssurance (PRA), United Fire Group (UFCS), and Universal Insurance (UVE). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. HCI Group vs. Assured Guaranty Mercury General Stewart Information Services Hilltop Employers Safety Insurance Group AMERISAFE ProAssurance United Fire Group Universal Insurance Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) and HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Is AGO or HCI more profitable? Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 70.37% compared to HCI Group's net margin of 19.37%. HCI Group's return on equity of 34.17% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Assured Guaranty70.37% 11.58% 5.39% HCI Group 19.37%34.17%7.44% Does the media favor AGO or HCI? In the previous week, HCI Group had 4 more articles in the media than Assured Guaranty. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for HCI Group and 6 mentions for Assured Guaranty. HCI Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Assured Guaranty's score of 1.15 indicating that HCI Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Assured Guaranty 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HCI Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AGO or HCI a better dividend stock? Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. HCI Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Assured Guaranty pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HCI Group pays out 13.4% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGO or HCI? Assured Guaranty received 151 more outperform votes than HCI Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.83% of users gave Assured Guaranty an outperform vote while only 61.85% of users gave HCI Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAssured GuarantyOutperform Votes39966.83% Underperform Votes19833.17% HCI GroupOutperform Votes24861.85% Underperform Votes15338.15% Which has better valuation and earnings, AGO or HCI? Assured Guaranty has higher revenue and earnings than HCI Group. Assured Guaranty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCI Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAssured Guaranty$921M4.91$739M$12.876.91HCI Group$750.67M1.58$79.03M$11.979.40 Do analysts recommend AGO or HCI? Assured Guaranty currently has a consensus target price of $103.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.22%. HCI Group has a consensus target price of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.42%. Given HCI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HCI Group is more favorable than Assured Guaranty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Assured Guaranty 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67HCI Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more risk & volatility, AGO or HCI? Assured Guaranty has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCI Group has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGO or HCI? 92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of HCI Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Assured Guaranty 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 is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHCI Group beats Assured Guaranty on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyMusk threatens Liberal’s fake “energy crisis”Elon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.19B$44.50B$10.67B$19.62BDividend Yield1.41%7.42%10.14%3.51%P/E Ratio9.4010.6335.2443.81Price / Sales1.581.663,080.4417.46Price / Cash12.1419.5729.9721.73Price / Book2.952.312.785.46Net Income$79.03M$3.90B$1.03B$987.18M7 Day Performance-1.24%-1.26%-1.27%-2.12%1 Month Performance0.48%-0.28%-0.03%1.31%1 Year Performance31.34%56.57%15.75%16.44% HCI Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCIHCI Group4.2629 of 5 stars$112.52+0.5%$140.00+24.4%+31.3%$1.19B$750.67M9.40530Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAGOAssured Guaranty4.2913 of 5 stars$91.15+1.2%$103.33+13.4%+23.8%$4.64B$921M7.00410Short Interest ↑Positive NewsMCYMercury General4.1076 of 5 stars$73.86+1.0%N/A+88.6%$4.09B$4.63B7.254,100Analyst DowngradeSTCStewart Information Services3.6706 of 5 stars$75.00+1.2%$81.00+8.0%+29.2%$2.08B$2.26B35.196,800HTHHilltop4.6159 of 5 stars$31.79+0.7%$34.50+8.5%-8.9%$2.07B$1.11B19.393,820Positive NewsEIGEmployers2.7835 of 5 stars$52.700.0%$58.00+10.1%+33.6%$1.30B$889.80M9.87717SAFTSafety Insurance Group3.0285 of 5 stars$83.670.0%N/A+8.3%$1.24B$1.08B16.49539Positive NewsAMSFAMERISAFE3.9275 of 5 stars$53.66-0.1%$59.50+10.9%+16.2%$1.02B$315.18M16.77350Positive NewsPRAProAssurance4.5992 of 5 stars$16.66+0.1%$18.67+12.0%+19.6%$852.26M$1.14B20.041,094Analyst DowngradeUFCSUnited Fire Group3.5984 of 5 stars$31.20+1.1%$26.00-16.7%+58.6%$790.67M$1.21B15.90852Positive NewsUVEUniversal Insurance4.907 of 5 stars$21.19-0.3%$25.00+18.0%+32.3%$599.38M$1.51B8.641,244Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Assured Guaranty Competitors Mercury General Competitors Stewart Information Services Competitors Hilltop Competitors Employers Competitors Safety Insurance Group Competitors AMERISAFE Competitors ProAssurance Competitors United Fire Group Competitors Universal Insurance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HCI) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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