Bradley Shuster Sells 19,430 Shares of NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) Stock

NMI Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NMIH) Chairman Bradley Shuster sold 19,430 shares of NMI stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.91, for a total value of $756,021.30. Following the sale, the chairman owned 415,411 shares in the company, valued at $16,163,642.01. This trade represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

NMI Stock Performance

NMI stock traded down $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $38.29. 588,728 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 491,157. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.65. NMI Holdings Inc has a 12-month low of $31.90 and a 12-month high of $43.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market cap of $2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.63.

NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $180.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $180.69 million. NMI had a return on equity of 15.78% and a net margin of 55.05%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.07 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that NMI Holdings Inc will post 4.62 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about 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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NMI

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of NMI by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,317,436 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $176,111,000 after acquiring an additional 28,569 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 130,002 shares during the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NMI by 5.6% during 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 buying an additional 106,400 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of NMI by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,982,722 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $80,887,000 after buying an additional 5,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC lifted its position in NMI by 3.9% in 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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