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Helios Underwriting (HUW) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 218 +3.00 (+1.40%)
As of 12:35 PM Eastern

About Helios Underwriting Stock (LON:HUW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
211
220
50-Day Range
204.56
230
52-Week Range
162.50
279.75
Volume
201,689 shs
Average Volume
37,979 shs
Market Capitalization
£156.59 million
P/E Ratio
9.14
Dividend Yield
2.75%
Price Target
GBX 239
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Helios Underwriting Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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24th Percentile Overall Score

HUW MarketRank™: 

Helios Underwriting scored higher than 24% 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 received no research coverage 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 9.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 56.02.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Helios Underwriting is 9.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Helios Underwriting has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. 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 2.68%, 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 25.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • 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 -0.43. 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 1.05 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 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Helios Underwriting insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,037,321.54 in 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Helios Underwriting's stock was trading at GBX 272.49 at the start of the year. Since then, HUW stock has decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at GBX 218.

Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June, 2nd. The company reported $25.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Helios Underwriting had a net margin of 6.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.61%.

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.

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
6/02/2025
Today
8/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 239
Low Price Target
GBX 239
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 23.85
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.14
Forward P/E Ratio
5.91
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£17.25 million
Net Margins
6.96%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
12.61%
Return on Assets
1.82%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
42.35
Current Ratio
0.70
Quick Ratio
0.81

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£247.79 million
Price / Sales
0.63
Cash Flow
GBX 407.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.54
Book Value
GBX 190.64 per share
Price / Book
1.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
71,829,741
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£156.59 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.14
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This page (LON:HUW) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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