Aberdeen Group plc Sells 37,845 Shares of NMI Holdings Inc $NMIH

Aberdeen Group plc cut its stake in shares of NMI Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NMIH) by 8.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 414,578 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 37,845 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in NMI were worth $15,895,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of NMI by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 93,315 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,578,000 after purchasing an additional 8,588 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its stake in NMI by 5.4% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 597,447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $22,906,000 after buying an additional 30,341 shares during the last quarter. Westover Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NMI during the third quarter worth approximately $224,000. Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in shares of NMI in the third quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, MQS Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NMI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $302,000. Institutional investors own 94.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NMI

In related news, EVP Mohammad Nawaz Yousaf sold 16,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.89, for a total value of $638,240.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,733 shares in the company, valued at $1,545,059.37. This represents a 29.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Bradley M. Shuster sold 55,000 shares of NMI stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.63, for a total transaction of $2,179,650.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 415,411 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,462,737.93. This represents a 11.69% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 93,500 shares of company stock worth $3,716,540 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

NMI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NMI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded NMI to a Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting improving earnings prospects that could support upside. Zacks Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: NMI reported stronger-than-expected Q4 results earlier this month (EPS beat, solid margins), which underpins the analyst optimism and provides fundamental support for the shares. Source: NMI Q4 release (Feb 10)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published a comparative piece weighing NMIH vs. KNSL for value-oriented investors — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. NMIH vs KNSL
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks also ran a piece on whether value investors should buy NMIH — analysis that may influence longer-term flows but is not an immediate market-moving event. Should Value Investors Buy NMI
• Neutral Sentiment: MSN summarized five notable analyst questions from NMI’s Q4 earnings call — useful detail for investors assessing management commentary and outlook. MSN Q4 Analyst Questions
• Negative Sentiment: Chairman Bradley Shuster sold 55,000 shares (~$2.18M at ~$39.63), reducing his stake materially — a large insider sale that can be perceived as a negative signal by the market. Chairman Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Mohammad Nawaz Yousaf sold 16,000 shares (~$638k at ~$39.89), cutting his holding by ~29%, which adds to downward pressure. Yousaf Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Norman Peter Fitzgerald sold 22,500 shares (~$898.7k at ~$39.94), a ~41% reduction in his position — another sizable insider disposal. Fitzgerald Form 4

NMI Price Performance

NMI stock opened at $39.66 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64. NMI Holdings Inc has a 12-month low of $31.90 and a 12-month high of $43.20.

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 company had revenue of $180.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $180.69 million. NMI had a net margin of 55.05% and a return on equity of 15.78%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NMI Holdings Inc will post 4.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays raised 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target 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 restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NMI in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $43.00 target price on shares of NMI in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NMI currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.00.

About NMI

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.