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HRTGHeritage Insurance Holdings, InBuy Wait6.6·$34.73
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Investment thesis

Heritage Insurance Holdings pairs a cheap valuation and strong return on equity with a deep-value sizing bonus, but shares are overbought and have already reached their near-term resistance target, so the setup favors waiting for a pullback rather than adding at current levels.

Thesis pillars

  • High Quality Cheap Valuation→Stable
  • Deep Value Margin Of Safety Bonus—
  • Beat Streak With Recent Miss→Stable
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Mar 12, 2026

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Heritage Insurance Holdings, In (HRTG) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup · Inst Constrain edge

Buy WaitVALUE-TRAP 1/5ValueGrowthQualityHigh Confidence

Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

Wait for pullback to $33.38. Price sits above the model's entry target of $33.38; the risk/reward becomes favorable on a pullback. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum.

Heritage Insurance Holdings is a super-regional property and casualty insurer that writes personal and commercial residential insurance through three subsidiaries - Heritage P&C, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, and Zephyr Insurance - across fourteen eastern and Gulf states,... Read more

$34.73-4.5% A.UpsideScore 6.6/10#7 of 41 Insurance - Property & Casualty
QualityF-score8 / 9FCF yield24.92%
Entry $33.38(support + ATR (held))Stop $31.87Analyst target $33.15(reached)A.R:R -0.7:1
Analyst consensus$39.00+12.3%2 analysts
$34.73price
$39.00mean
$42

Wait for pullback to $33.38. Price sits above the model's entry target of $33.38; the risk/reward becomes favorable on a pullback. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum. Chart setup: RSI 47 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Fundamentals strong but target reached (-4.5% upside). Wait for pullback. Score 6.6/10, high confidence.

Passes 4/7 gates (no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: speculative.

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About Heritage Insurance Holdings, In

About Heritage Insurance Holdings, In

Heritage Insurance Holdings wrote $1.4 billion in gross premiums during 2025 across 357,275 personal and commercial residential policies, concentrated in coastal states from the Northeast through the Gulf plus Hawaii, where its Zephyr subsidiary underwrites wind-only coverage. The company operates through three licensed insurers - Heritage P&C, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, and Zephyr - as admitted carriers in fourteen states and on an excess and surplus lines basis in California, Florida, Hawaii, and South Carolina.

Heritage distributes its personal and commercial residential products entirely through independent agents rather than a captive sales force: roughly 25% of its southeastern voluntary personal lines policies flow through agents affiliated with eight large agency networks, NBIC's three largest independent agency relationships represent approximately 15% of annualized premiums in the Northeast, and about 52% of Zephyr's Hawaii premium is written by agents tied to three large multi-producer agencies. To limit catastrophe exposure, Heritage cedes a large share of its risk through excess of loss, quota share, and facultative reinsurance, including participation at 90% in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) and catastrophe bonds issued through its Citrus Re special-purpose vehicle; for the contract period ending May 31, 2026, its subsidiaries purchased $3.75 billion of aggregate catastrophe reinsurance limit. No single private-market reinsurer represents more than 10% of that purchased limit.

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Heritage's 10-K discloses that nearly all of its in-force premium relates to business written in coastal states exposed to hurricanes, tropical storms, and winter storms, a structural concentration the company manages primarily through reinsurance rather than geographic diversification. That reinsurance dependency is not risk-free: the FHCF coverage that comprises a significant portion of Heritage P&C's Florida reinsurance program could fall short in a severe catastrophe year, since the fund's ability to pay claims in full depends on its own capacity to issue bonds, and the company's 2017 Hurricane Irma reinsurance agreement with the FHCF was already commuted in 2023 with any future adverse loss re-estimation retained entirely by Heritage.

See also: Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

From Heritage Insurance Holdings, In's most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-10-29
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Oct 28, 2026Date unconfirmed· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.5 in RISK_OFF)
Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
Risks
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
Negative momentum

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)5.0
P/E (Fwd)6.8
Mkt Cap$1.0B
EV/EBITDA1.6
Profit Mgn25.2%
ROE45.3%
Rev Growth3.0%
Beta0.92
DividendNone
Rating analysts9

Quality Signals

Piotroski F8/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C0.30bullish
IV82%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Obv
1.0
Macd
1.8
Volume
3.1
Rsi
5.5
Ma Position
6.0
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA
GatesMomentum 3.5<4.5A.R:R -0.7=NEGATIVEINSIDER 0.28%=MODERATENo SEC red flagsEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Speculative
RSI
47 · Neutral
↓ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $32.86Resistance $37.87

Price Targets

A.Upside-4.5%
A.R:R-0.7:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionMedium conviction
Suggested %0.7%
Max %1.4%
RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-4.5% upside)
! News modifier capped: WAIT cannot upgrade to NOW via sentiment alone
! momentum at 3.5 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-10-28 (Date unconfirmed)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is HRTG stock a buy right now?

Wait for pullback to $33.38. Price sits above the model's entry target of $33.38; the risk/reward becomes favorable on a pullback. Key risks: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum. Chart setup: RSI 47 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Fundamentals strong but target reached (-4.5% upside). Wait for pullback. Analyst target $33.15 reached (−4.5%), stop $31.87 (−9.0%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 6.6/10, high confidence.

What is the HRTG stock price target?

Analyst target $33.15 reached (−4.5% from $34.73); no take-profit level is published. Analyst target $33.15 reached (−4.5%), stop $31.87 (−9.0%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $31.87.

What are the risks of investing in HRTG?

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum.

Is HRTG overvalued or undervalued?

Heritage Insurance Holdings, In trades at a P/E of 5.0 (forward 6.8). TrendMatrix value score: 9.8/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).

What do analysts say about HRTG?

9 analysts cover HRTG with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $39.

What does Heritage Insurance Holdings, In do?Heritage Insurance Holdings is a super-regional property and casualty insurer that writes personal and commercial...

Heritage Insurance Holdings is a super-regional property and casualty insurer that writes personal and commercial residential insurance through three subsidiaries - Heritage P&C, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, and Zephyr Insurance - across fourteen eastern and Gulf states, Hawaii, and excess and surplus lines markets. The company wrote $1.4 billion in gross premiums and held 357,275 policies in force as of December 31, 2025, ceding significant catastrophe risk to reinsurers including the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

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