Insider Selling: NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) Chairman Sells $756,021.30 in Stock

NMI Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NMIH) Chairman Bradley Shuster sold 19,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.91, for a total value of $756,021.30. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 415,411 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,163,642.01. This trade represents a 4.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

NMI Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:NMIH opened at $38.29 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $39.38 and its 200 day moving average is $38.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.57. NMI Holdings Inc has a 1 year low of $31.90 and a 1 year high of $43.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 0.63.

NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.03. NMI had a return on equity of 15.78% and a net margin of 55.05%.The business had revenue of $180.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $180.69 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.07 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that NMI Holdings Inc will post 4.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting NMI

Here are the key news stories impacting NMI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks publishes a bullish valuation take arguing NMIH trades at a discount to peers (about 1.15x industry) and highlights growth drivers — higher new insurance written volume, a comprehensive reinsurance program, and prudent capital deployment. This supports a longer-term buy case. Zacks: NMIH Stock Trading at a Discount
• Positive Sentiment: Management (CEO Adam Pollitzer and CFO Aurora Swithenbank) will present at the RBC Global Financial Institutions Conference on March 11 — an event that typically increases transparency and can help re-rate a stock if management gives constructive guidance. The presentation will be posted on the company IR site. GlobeNewswire: RBC Conference Participation
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research issued a batch of small estimate changes that are mixed: they nudged FY2026 EPS higher to $5.12 (from $5.10) and lifted Q2/Q3 2026 estimates modestly, but trimmed longer-term FY2028 slightly. These revisions imply modestly better medium-term profitability but little change to consensus near-term guidance. AmericanBankingNews: Zacks Research Forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: Some near-term EPS estimates were trimmed: Zacks cut Q1 2026 and Q1 2027 forecasts slightly (e.g., Q1 2026 to $1.22 from $1.23; Q1 2027 to $1.36 from $1.38). Even small downward tweaks to near-term quarterly guidance can pressure the stock in the short term. AmericanBankingNews: Zacks Research Forecasts

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NMI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in NMI by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,317,436 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $176,111,000 after buying an additional 28,569 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NMI by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,379,801 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $91,242,000 after acquiring an additional 130,002 shares during the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of NMI by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 2,016,030 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,234,000 after acquiring an additional 106,400 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of NMI by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,982,722 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $80,887,000 after acquiring an additional 5,274 shares during the period. Finally, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC raised its holdings in shares of NMI by 3.9% during the second quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 1,119,957 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $47,251,000 after purchasing an additional 42,436 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on NMIH shares. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of NMI from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of NMI from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $46.00 to $48.00 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NMI in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group set a $43.00 price objective on shares of NMI in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on NMI from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.00.

NMI Company Profile

NMI Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: NMIH) is a publicly traded mortgage insurance company that provides private mortgage insurance to lenders across the United States and Canada. Through its principal subsidiary, National Mortgage Insurance Corporation, NMI underwrites and issues policies that protect originators and investors against losses arising from borrower default on residential mortgage loans. By mitigating credit risk on higher?loan?to?value mortgages, the company supports homebuyers’ access to financing and contributes to overall market liquidity.

Beyond its core mortgage insurance products, NMI offers credit risk?sharing and reinsurance solutions designed to help clients optimize capital utilization and manage portfolio exposure.