Compared to Estimates, HCI Group (HCI) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
HCI Group (HCI) reported $216.43 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.8%. EPS of $5.35 for the same period compares to $3.65 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.98% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $210.17 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.49, the EPS surprise was +19.15%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how HCI Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net investment income: $13.75 million compared to the $14.96 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.3% year over year.
- Policy fee income: $2.23 million versus $1.40 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +118.7% change.
- Net premiums earned: $200.75 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $197.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.5%.
- Other: $0.44 million compared to the $0.60 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +25.1% year over year.
Shares of HCI Group have returned +7.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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