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Helios Underwriting (HUW) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 206 +10.00 (+5.10%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About Helios Underwriting Stock (LON:HUW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
196.30
208.80
50-Day Range
177.88
206
52-Week Range
135
208.80
Volume
101,263 shs
Average Volume
79,878 shs
Market Capitalization
£146.96 million
P/E Ratio
895.65
Dividend Yield
2.91%
Price Target
GBX 239
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Helios Underwriting plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a limited liability investment for its shareholders in the Lloyd's insurance market in the United Kingdom. It operates through Syndicate Participation and Investment Management segments. The company participates in the Lloyd's insurance market through a portfolio of Lloyd's syndicates. Its portfolio provides property insurance and reinsurance products. The company was formerly known as Hampden Underwriting Plc and changed its name to Helios Underwriting Plc in January 2014. Helios Underwriting plc was incorporated in 2006 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Helios Underwriting Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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23rd Percentile Overall Score

HUW MarketRank™: 

Helios Underwriting scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Helios Underwriting has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Helios Underwriting has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Helios Underwriting's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Helios Underwriting is 895.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.47.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Helios Underwriting is 895.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 407.94.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Helios Underwriting has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HUW.
  • Dividend Yield

    Helios Underwriting pays a meaningful dividend of 3.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Helios Underwriting does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Helios Underwriting is 2,608.70%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Helios Underwriting's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HUW.
  • News Sentiment

    Helios Underwriting has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Helios Underwriting this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Helios Underwriting insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    57.30% of the stock of Helios Underwriting is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 36.31% of the stock of Helios Underwriting is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Helios Underwriting's insider trading history.
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HUW Stock News Headlines

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HUW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Helios Underwriting's stock was trading at GBX 152.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HUW shares have increased by 35.1% and is now trading at GBX 206.
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Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW) released its earnings results on Friday, September, 25th. The company reported ($0.55) EPS for the quarter. Helios Underwriting had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.74% and a net margin of 6.96%.

Shares of HUW stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Helios Underwriting investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and IQE (IQE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/25/2020
Today
11/23/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
3
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 239
High Stock Price Target
GBX 239
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 239
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£17.70 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£254.34 million
Cash Flow
GBX 384.76 per share
Book Value
GBX 191 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£146.96 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.14
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This page (LON:HUW) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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