Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, insurance holding company HCI Group (HCI 0.28%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at HCI and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
HCI facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Tampa, Fla. (2006) |
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Market Cap |
$395.6 million |
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Industry |
Property and casualty insurance |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$203.7 million |
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Management |
Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Paresh Patel |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
27.1% |
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Cash / Debt |
$296.8 million / $40.3 million |
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Dividend Yield |
2.5% |
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Competitors |
Allstate |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 93 members who have rated HCI believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, rknapton, succinctly summed up the HCI bull case for our community:
Long. Rapidly growing insurance company. [Revenues] up 48%, earnings up almost 200%. Trading at just 9x trailing and forward earnings estimates. Delivered EPS above estimates last 4 quarters, sometimes substantially beating.
