--- title: "B. Riley Predicts Hippo's FY2028 Earnings (NYSE:HIPO)" description: "B. Riley analysts have raised their FY2028 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HIPO) from $2.36 to $4.75, maintaining a \"Buy\" rating with a price target of $41.00. The cons" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/253355976.md" published_at: "2025-08-17T15:32:01.000Z" --- # B. Riley Predicts Hippo's FY2028 Earnings (NYSE:HIPO) > B. Riley analysts have raised their FY2028 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HIPO) from $2.36 to $4.75, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $41.00. The consensus estimate for the current year is ($3.63) per share. Other brokerages have also upgraded their ratings and price targets for Hippo. The stock traded at $31.30, with a market cap of $787.38 million. Recent insider sales and institutional investments have been noted, with insiders owning 10.80% of the stock. Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HIPO - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley boosted their FY2028 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hippo in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $4.75 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.36. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $41.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hippo's current full-year earnings is ($3.63) per share. A number of other brokerages also recently commented on HIPO. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hippo from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. JMP Securities boosted their price objective on Hippo from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Hippo from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.25. **Check Out Our Latest Research Report on HIPO** ## Hippo Stock Performance HIPO stock traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $31.30. The company had a trading volume of 71,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 212,544. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $27.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.44. Hippo has a fifty-two week low of $15.74 and a fifty-two week high of $35.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $787.38 million, a PE ratio of -63.87 and a beta of 1.53. Hippo (NYSE:HIPO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.65) by $1.30. Hippo had a negative return on equity of 12.13% and a negative net margin of 2.52%. The company had revenue of $117.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.00 million. ## Insider Activity at Hippo In other news, CEO Torben Ostergaard sold 4,889 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total transaction of $120,318.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,793 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,643,775.73. The trade was a 6.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Len Fw Investor, Llc sold 514,309 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.17, for a total value of $14,488,084.53. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 2,476,418 shares of the company's stock, valued at $69,760,695.06. This trade represents a 17.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 521,642 shares of company stock valued at $14,681,601. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock. ## Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hippo A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. G2 Investment Partners Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Hippo in the second quarter valued at $1,673,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Hippo by 256.5% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 40,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,139,000 after purchasing an additional 29,337 shares during the period. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in Hippo during the 2nd quarter valued at $283,000. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Hippo during the 2nd quarter valued at $532,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Hippo by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 141,344 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,948,000 after purchasing an additional 6,369 shares during the period. 43.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. ## About Hippo (Get Free Report) Hippo Holdings Inc provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and business customers primarily in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Services, Insurance-as-a-Service, and Hippo Home Insurance Program. 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