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HUW vs. PGH, FBH, ESUR, ADM, and HSX

Should you buy Helios Underwriting stock or one of its competitors? Helios Underwriting's main competitors and comparable companies include Personal Group (PGH), FBD (FBH), esure Group (ESUR), Admiral Group (ADM), and Hiscox (HSX). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Personal Group?

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

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 240.94% compared to Personal Group's net margin of 16.09%. Personal Group's return on equity of 22.40% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting240.94% 14.88% 1.82%
Personal Group 16.09%22.40%7.99%

In the previous week, Helios Underwriting had 5 more articles in the media than Personal Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Helios Underwriting and 1 mentions for Personal Group. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Personal Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Personal Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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£34.28M5.16£17.25M£27.709.17
Personal Group£48.46M2.76£4.55M£22.1019.23

15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Personal Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Personal Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Group has a beta of 0.177, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

Personal Group has a consensus target price of GBX 520, indicating a potential upside of 22.35%. Given Personal Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Personal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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.

Summary

Personal Group beats Helios Underwriting on 10 of the 18 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 finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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 2.4%. 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.

14.2% of FBD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 43.2% of FBD shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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£34.28M5.16£17.25M£27.709.17

FBD has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 240.94% compared to FBD's net margin of 16.45%. Helios Underwriting's return on equity of 14.88% beat FBD's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FBD16.45% 14.85% 5.57%
Helios Underwriting 240.94%14.88%1.82%

In the previous week, Helios Underwriting had 6 more articles in the media than FBD. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Helios Underwriting and 0 mentions for FBD. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat FBD's score of 0.00 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
FBD Neutral
Helios Underwriting Positive

Summary

Helios Underwriting beats FBD on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to esure Group?

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) and esure Group (LON:ESUR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Helios Underwriting has higher revenue and earnings than esure Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Helios Underwriting£34.28M5.16£17.25M£27.709.17
esure GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 240.94% compared to esure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Helios Underwriting's return on equity of 14.88% beat esure Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting240.94% 14.88% 1.82%
esure Group N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Helios Underwriting had 6 more articles in the media than esure Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Helios Underwriting and 0 mentions for esure Group. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat esure Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting Positive
esure Group Neutral

Summary

Helios Underwriting beats esure Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Admiral Group?

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

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.191, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 4 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Admiral Group and 6 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Admiral Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Admiral Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 240.94% compared to Admiral Group's net margin of 12.04%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 45.59% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting240.94% 14.88% 1.82%
Admiral Group 12.04%45.59%4.96%

Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 158.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Admiral Group pays out 72.7% 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.

15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Admiral Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Helios Underwriting£34.28M5.16£17.25M£27.709.17
Admiral Group£5.02B2.13£400.40M£218.4016.36

Admiral Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,813.60, suggesting a potential upside of 6.70%. Given Admiral Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Admiral 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
Admiral Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Summary

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

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Hiscox?

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

Hiscox presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,838.14, indicating a potential downside of 0.69%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Helios Underwriting
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hiscox pays out 26.7% 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.

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£4.01B1.47£876.88M£189.409.77
Helios Underwriting£34.28M5.16£17.25M£27.709.17

71.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Hiscox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Helios Underwriting had 5 more articles in the media than Hiscox. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Helios Underwriting and 1 mentions for Hiscox. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Hiscox's score of 0.55 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hiscox
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Helios Underwriting
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Helios Underwriting has a net margin of 240.94% compared to Hiscox's net margin of 11.44%. Hiscox's return on equity of 16.17% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hiscox11.44% 16.17% 4.09%
Helios Underwriting 240.94%14.88%1.82%

Hiscox has a beta of 0.396, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HUW vs. The Competition

MetricHelios UnderwritingInsurance IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£178.04M£18.36B£13.45B£2.84B
Dividend Yield2.94%3.30%6.03%6.26%
P/E Ratio9.2214.9024.45367.14
Price / Sales5.1930.57498.9289,170.99
Price / Cash0.5411.7329.4627.89
Price / Book1.342.002.716.95
Net Income£17.25M£1.80B£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance7.81%-0.31%-0.24%-0.62%
1 Month Performance11.11%-5.23%-3.17%-1.07%
1 Year Performance14.32%5.48%11.18%22.96%

Helios Underwriting Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUW
Helios Underwriting
N/AGBX 255.50
+1.2%
N/A+16.3%£178.04M£34.28M9.223
PGH
Personal Group
3.1036 of 5 stars
GBX 422
-0.7%
GBX 520
+23.2%
+27.2%£132.96M£48.46M19.10259
FBH
FBD
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.26M£422.78M6.82950
ESUR
esure Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/AN/AN/A
ADM
Admiral Group
2.6005 of 5 stars
GBX 3,588
+0.1%
GBX 3,813.60
+6.3%
+9.4%£10.72B£5.02B16.4342,000

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This page (LON:HUW) was last updated on 10/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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