Truist reiterates its Buy rating for HCI Group stock

Published on 10/06/2026 at 07:25 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Truist kept its Buy rating and USD 235.00 target on October 1, 2026. HCI Group stock posted USD 5.60 diluted EPS in Q2 2026.

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HCI Group (ISIN US40416E1038) received a reiterated Buy rating and a USD 235.00 price target from Truist Securities analyst Mark Hughes on October 1, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The analyst action gives the stock a defined valuation reference while HCI's latest reported quarter supplies the operating test.

Q2 revenue reaches USD 246.7 million

For the second quarter of 2026, HCI generated total revenue of USD 246.7 million, up from USD 221.9 million in the second quarter of 2025. Diluted earnings per share came to USD 5.60, compared with USD 5.18 a year earlier, while net income after noncontrolling interests reached USD 73.8 million.

The figures are reported in the HCI filing summary published by StockTitan for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Operating cash flow reached USD 125.1 million in the same quarter, and total assets stood at USD 2.6 billion at June 30, 2026.

Buy rating meets a wide valuation gap

The Truist target of USD 235.00 stood USD 49.09 above the USD 185.91 NYSE quote available for October 5, 2026. That difference equals 26.34 percent of the market price, although the target and the quote are separate market references rather than a forecast by this article.

MarketBeat reported on September 18, 2026, that seven analysts covered HCI, with five Buy ratings and two Hold ratings. Its average 12-month target was USD 241.67, while the quarterly earnings comparison showed USD 5.60 of earnings per share against a USD 5.04 consensus estimate.

Stock remains below its yearly high

HCI was last at USD 185.91 on the NYSE on October 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The USD 2.4 billion market capitalization sat between a 52-week low of USD 144.75 and a 52-week high of USD 210.50, leaving the quote 11.69 percent below the high.