Hamilton Insurance (HG) closed the latest trading day at $21.24, indicating a -0.89% change from the previous session's end. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's 1.12% loss on the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.31%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 2.04%.
Shares of the provider of insurance and reinsurance services witnessed a gain of 17.36% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Finance sector with its loss of 0.06% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.91%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Hamilton Insurance in its upcoming earnings disclosure. In that report, analysts expect Hamilton Insurance to post earnings of $0.05 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 96.38%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $583.66 million, down 11.39% from the prior-year quarter.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.64 per share and a revenue of $2.45 billion, representing changes of -28.07% and +5.37%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Hamilton Insurance. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 27.87% downward. Hamilton Insurance is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Hamilton Insurance is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.12. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 10.32 for its industry.
The Insurance - Multi line industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 46, which puts it in the top 19% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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