EQUITY RESEARCH — DEEP DIVE

NMI Holdings, Inc. (NMIH)

Sector: Financials / Mortgage Insurance |
Published: 2026-05-20 |
Pages: 7

Price at publication: $38.27 | Market cap: $2.91 billion

Themes: Quality Compounder Deep Value

Executive Summary

NMI Holdings is the youngest of the four scale players in U.S. private mortgage insurance — founded in 2012 to compete in the post-crisis PMI market under the National MI brand. Today NMIH is roughly the third-largest PMI by new insurance written and the second-most-profitable as measured by ROE (15.6 percent TTM). The stock at $38.27 trades at 7.4x forward earnings and 1.09x book value of $34.57 per share. NMIH does not pay a dividend — capital is returned exclusively through buybacks, which we view as appropriate for a company still compounding book value at 14+ percent annually. We at T&T Capital Management view NMIH as a high-quality cyclical at an attractive multiple.

What’s Inside The Full Report

  • 15-year financial summary table — revenue, net income, GAAP & adjusted EPS
  • Valuation framework — current multiples vs. 5-year historical range
  • Peer comparison table — multiples, margins, balance-sheet metrics
  • Base case, bull case, bear case price targets with explicit math
  • Competitive position and economic moat analysis
  • Management and capital allocation track record
  • Balance sheet review — leverage, credit ratings, distribution coverage
  • Insider activity — recent open-market buys / sells with interpretation
  • Strategic acquisitions and divestitures history
  • Sell-side consensus and where TTCM differs
  • Detailed risk factors specific to the name
  • Bull case and forward catalysts to watch
  • TTCM rating with explicit ADD / TRIM price triggers

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