LON:HSXHiscox Share Price, Forecast & News

Hiscox's stock was trading at GBX 1,127 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HSX stock has decreased by 28.7% and is now trading at GBX 803.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hiscox in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Hiscox.

Hiscox is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hiscox.

Hiscox declared a dividend on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.30 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. This is a boost from Hiscox's previous dividend of GBX 0.14. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Hiscox's dividend history.

13 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Hiscox's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 725 to GBX 1,600. On average, they expect Hiscox's stock price to reach GBX 1,077.69 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hiscox.

Media coverage about HSX stock has trended negative on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hiscox earned a news sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Hiscox.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hiscox investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Hastings Group (HSTG), Renishaw (RSW), Spirent Communications (SPT), Rotork (ROR), Anglo American (NGLOY), Polar Capital (POLR), Hiscox (HCXLF), Diamondcorp (DCP) and Discoverie Group (DSCV).

Hiscox trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "HSX."

Shares of HSX 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.

One share of HSX stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 803.20.

Hiscox has a market capitalization of £2.78 billion and generates £2.91 billion in revenue each year. Hiscox employs 3,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hiscox is www.hiscox.com.

Hiscox's mailing address is 4th Floor, Wessex House, 45 Reid Street, HAMILTON, HM 12, Bermuda. The company can be reached via phone at +1-441-2788300.