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Hiscox (HSX) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,306 +21.00 (+1.63%)
As of 11:51 AM Eastern

About Hiscox Stock (LON:HSX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,289
1,323
50-Day Range
1,225.55
1,379
52-Week Range
1,008
1,454
Volume
756,574 shs
Average Volume
2.27 million shs
Market Capitalization
£4.37 billion
P/E Ratio
765.98
Dividend Yield
0.03%
Price Target
GBX 1,480
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Hiscox Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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53rd Percentile Overall Score

HSX MarketRank™: 

Hiscox scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hiscox has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Hiscox has a consensus price target of GBX 1,480, representing about 13.3% upside from its current price of GBX 1,306.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hiscox has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Hiscox is 765.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hiscox is 765.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,776.40.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Hiscox, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hiscox has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. 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 HSX.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hiscox pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hiscox does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hiscox is 25.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Hiscox's dividend.
  • Short Interest

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

    Hiscox has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Hiscox this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Hiscox to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.50% of the stock of Hiscox is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.23% of the stock of Hiscox is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Hiscox's insider trading history.
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HSX Stock News Headlines

Hiscox Executes Share Buyback Program
Hiscox Ltd Advances Share Buyback Programme with New Purchase
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Hiscox Executes Share Buyback Programme
Hiscox Ltd Executes Share Buyback Program
Hiscox Ltd Updates on Total Voting Rights
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HSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hiscox's stock was trading at GBX 1,083 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HSX stock has increased by 20.6% and is now trading at GBX 1,306.

Hiscox's board initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, August 6th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $275,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Shares of HSX 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hiscox investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Renishaw (RSW), Spirent Communications (SPT), Rotork (ROR), Rio Tinto Group (RIO) and Anglo American (NGLOY).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:HSX
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,580
Low Price Target
GBX 1,400
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 1.71
Trailing P/E Ratio
765.98
Forward P/E Ratio
9.20
P/E Growth
-2.3
Net Income
£876.88 million
Net Margins
19.07%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
21.64%
Return on Assets
4.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
19.66
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
0.10

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£3.84 billion
Price / Sales
1.14
Cash Flow
GBX 394.60 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.31
Book Value
GBX 950.84 per share
Price / Book
1.37

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
334,605,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£4.37 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.65
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This page (LON:HSX) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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