HCI Group (HCI) has drawn investor attention after recent share price volatility, with the stock showing a 17% decline over the past month and a 22% decline over the past three months.
See our latest analysis for HCI Group.
Even after the recent 17% one month and 22% three month share price declines, HCI Group’s latest share price of $158.67 sits against a one year total shareholder return of 31.54% and a very large 3 year total shareholder return of more than 7x. This suggests recent momentum has faded while longer term holders have still seen strong gains.
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With HCI Group trading at $158.67 alongside an indicated discount to both analyst targets and intrinsic value models, the key question is simple: is this recent weakness an opportunity or is the market already factoring in the company’s future growth?
The most followed narrative puts HCI Group’s fair value at $245, well above the last close of $158.67, and builds that gap on detailed growth and profitability assumptions.
The analysts have a consensus price target of $202.5 for HCI Group based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $225.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $190.0.
Want to see what is sitting behind that higher fair value, and the updated $245 target? The story focuses on revenue, shifting margins, and a future earnings multiple that is treated with care rather than taken for granted. Curious which assumptions carry the model and how they compare over the next few years? The full narrative presents those moving parts in plain numbers.
Result: Fair Value of $245 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, the story can change quickly if Florida remains HCI’s main exposure and if reinsurance costs or the Exzeo separation hit earnings harder than analysts currently model.
Find out about the key risks to this HCI Group narrative.
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