Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) Posts Earnings Results

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported GBX 25.60 ($0.35) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Helios Underwriting had a return on equity of 12.61% and a net margin of 6.96%.

Helios Underwriting Price Performance

Shares of HUW traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 236 ($3.20). 34,385 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,445. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.35, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.70. Helios Underwriting has a 12-month low of GBX 150 ($2.03) and a 12-month high of GBX 279.75 ($3.79). The company has a market cap of £169.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.90 and a beta of 0.14. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 218.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 221.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider John Chambers acquired 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 208 ($2.82) per share, with a total value of £83,200 ($112,752.41). Also, insider Nigel Hanbury sold 41,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 193 ($2.62), for a total value of £79,902 ($108,282.97). 57.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Helios Underwriting Company Profile

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.