HRTG

Heritage Insurance Holdings is executing a disciplined underwriting strategy, diversifying away from Florida, and maintaining stable attritional loss ratios despite inflation. I reiterate a BUY rating on HRTG, raising my price target to $36.9, reflecting a projected 17.5% EPS beat and potential 15% PE re-rating. 2026 profitability is supported by a favorable El Niño-driven hurricane outlook, but risks remain from random cat events and reinsurance leverage.

TAMPA, Fla., July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, will announce its second quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, followed by a 9:00am ET conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2026.

Heritage Insurance Holdings is upgraded from hold to soft buy following a 20% correction and improved valuation. HRTG demonstrates disciplined underwriting, tighter risk exposure, and robust liquidity, supporting sustainability amid inflation and hurricane risks. Valuation is attractive at a 3.2x P/E, with a target price of $23.50, offering a 12.74% upside, though upside is moderate.

Heritage Insurance Holdings (HRTG) is rated a buy, driven by strong top-line growth, resilient margins, and a conservative balance sheet despite technical headwinds. HRTG's five-year revenue growth, robust ROE, and geographic/product diversification support its competitive positioning in the P&C insurance sector. Margin recovery and improved combined ratio are offset by anticipated FY26 earnings headwinds from retained storm losses and consensus EPS decline.

TAMPA, Fla., May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, announced today that it has fully placed its 2026-2027 indemnity based, catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance program for its insurance subsidiaries, Heritage Property Casualty Insurance Company, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, and Zephyr Insurance Company.

Heritage Insurance NYSE: HRTG reported what management described as the most profitable first quarter in the company's history as a public company, citing improved underwriting performance, prior rate actions and disciplined expense management.

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HRTG) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

TAMPA, Fla., May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, today reported first quarter of 2026 financial results.

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