Helios Underwriting (HUW) Competitors

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Should you buy Helios Underwriting stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Helios Underwriting with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Helios Underwriting include Personal Group (PGH), FBD (FBH), Admiral Group (ADM), RSA Insurance Group (RSA), and Hiscox (HSX). These companies are all part of the "insurance - property & casualty" industry.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Personal Group?

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) and Personal Group (LON:PGH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

14.6% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Personal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Personal Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Personal Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting Very Positive
Personal Group Neutral

Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Personal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Personal Group pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.025, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Group has a beta of 0.175, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the broader market.

Personal Group has a consensus target price of GBX 522.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.93%. Given Personal Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Personal Group is more favorable than Helios Underwriting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Helios Underwriting
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Personal Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 340.46% compared to Personal Group's net margin of 15.06%. Personal Group's return on equity of 20.34% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting340.46% 11.72% 1.82%
Personal Group 15.06%20.34%7.99%

Helios Underwriting has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Personal Group. Helios Underwriting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.20£17.25M£27.707.62
Personal Group£48.46M2.50£4.55M£22.1017.39

Summary

Personal Group beats Helios Underwriting on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to FBD?

FBD (LON:FBH) and Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, FBD had 1 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FBD and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat FBD's score of 0.59 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
FBD Positive
Helios Underwriting Very Positive

FBD pays an annual dividend of GBX 100 per share. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. FBD pays out 5,263.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helios Underwriting is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 340.46% compared to FBD's net margin of 16.45%. FBD's return on equity of 14.85% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FBD16.45% 14.85% 5.57%
Helios Underwriting 340.46%11.72%1.82%

14.2% of FBD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 43.2% of FBD shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

FBD has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.025, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

FBD has higher revenue and earnings than Helios Underwriting. FBD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Underwriting, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FBD£422.78M0.00£69.26M£1.90N/A
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.20£17.25M£27.707.62

Summary

FBD and Helios Underwriting tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Admiral Group?

Admiral Group (LON:ADM) and Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 2 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Admiral Group and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Admiral Group's score of -0.67 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Admiral Group Negative
Helios Underwriting Very Positive

Admiral Group has higher revenue and earnings than Helios Underwriting. Helios Underwriting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Admiral Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Admiral Group£5.06B2.04£400.40M£241.7014.32
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.20£17.25M£27.707.62

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 340.46% compared to Admiral Group's net margin of 13.47%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 51.59% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Admiral Group13.47% 51.59% 4.96%
Helios Underwriting 340.46%11.72%1.82%

Admiral Group has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.025, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

53.2% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Admiral Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 177.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Admiral Group pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Admiral Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,787.43, indicating a potential downside of 19.44%. Given Admiral Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Admiral Group is more favorable than Helios Underwriting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Admiral Group
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Helios Underwriting
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Admiral Group beats Helios Underwriting on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to RSA Insurance Group?

RSA Insurance Group (LON:RSA) and Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) are both insurance - property & casualty industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Helios Underwriting has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RSA Insurance Group. RSA Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Underwriting, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RSA Insurance Group£6.55B0.00N/A£30.80N/A
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.20£17.25M£27.707.62

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 340.46% compared to RSA Insurance Group's net margin of 0.00%. Helios Underwriting's return on equity of 11.72% beat RSA Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RSA Insurance GroupN/A N/A N/A
Helios Underwriting 340.46%11.72%1.82%

14.6% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

RSA Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. RSA Insurance Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat RSA Insurance Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
RSA Insurance Group Neutral
Helios Underwriting Very Positive

Summary

Helios Underwriting beats RSA Insurance Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Hiscox?

Hiscox (LON:HSX) and Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hiscox pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Helios Underwriting is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hiscox has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.025, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

71.2% of Hiscox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Hiscox shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hiscox had 1 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hiscox and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Hiscox's score of 0.67 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hiscox Positive
Helios Underwriting Very Positive

Hiscox has higher revenue and earnings than Helios Underwriting. Helios Underwriting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hiscox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hiscox£3.95B1.47£876.88M£175.0010.34
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.20£17.25M£27.707.62

Hiscox currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,728.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.50%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hiscox is more favorable than Helios Underwriting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hiscox
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Helios Underwriting
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 340.46% compared to Hiscox's net margin of 12.36%. Hiscox's return on equity of 15.63% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hiscox12.36% 15.63% 4.09%
Helios Underwriting 340.46%11.72%1.82%

Summary

Hiscox beats Helios Underwriting on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HUW vs. The Competition

MetricHelios UnderwritingInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£144.14M£18.58B£6.01B£2.77B
Dividend Yield3.34%4.59%5.26%6.16%
P/E Ratio7.6211.9416.20366.61
Price / Sales4.20128.961,454.1786,103.13
Price / Cash0.545.8285.1427.87
Price / Book1.113.026.657.85
Net Income£17.25M£1.08B£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.86%-0.50%-0.97%
1 Month Performance-1.86%0.15%0.69%-0.79%
1 Year Performance-7.46%4.81%19.23%68.88%

Helios Underwriting Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUW
Helios Underwriting
N/AGBX 211
+0.2%
N/A-7.8%£144.14M£34.28M7.623
PGH
Personal Group
N/AGBX 385
+1.3%
GBX 522.50
+35.7%
+36.0%£119.72M£48.46M17.42259
FBH
FBD
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.26M£422.78M6.82950
ADM
Admiral Group
1.6358 of 5 stars
GBX 3,464
+0.7%
GBX 2,803.14
-19.1%
+0.4%£10.35B£5.06B14.3342,000
RSA
RSA Insurance Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.10B£6.55B22.2111,840

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This page (LON:HUW) was last updated on 6/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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