Helios Underwriting (HUW) Competitors

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

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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Helios Underwriting has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helios Underwriting	£254.15M	0.58	£17.25M	£22.70	9.53
Personal Group	£48.46M	2.56	£4.55M	£22.10	17.79

Personal Group has a consensus price target of GBX 522.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.88%. Given Personal Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

In the previous week, Personal Group had 2 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Personal Group and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Personal Group's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Helios Underwriting's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting	Neutral
Personal Group	Very Positive

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Group has a beta of 0.153, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the broader market.

Personal Group has a net margin of 15.06% compared to Helios Underwriting's net margin of -18.86%. 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 Underwriting	-18.86%	10.08%	1.82%
Personal Group	15.06%	20.34%	7.99%

15.2% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Personal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.5% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 4.6%. Helios Underwriting pays out 26.4% 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 13 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 financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

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 26.4% 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.

In the previous week, FBD's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Helios Underwriting'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FBD	Neutral
Helios Underwriting	Neutral

14.2% of FBD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 43.2% of FBD shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% 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.

FBD has a net margin of 16.45% compared to Helios Underwriting's net margin of -18.86%. FBD's return on equity of 14.85% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FBD	16.45%	14.85%	5.57%
Helios Underwriting	-18.86%	10.08%	1.82%

FBD has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FBD	£422.78M	0.00	£69.26M	£1.90	N/A
Helios Underwriting	£254.15M	0.58	£17.25M	£22.70	9.53

Summary

FBD beats Helios Underwriting on 7 of the 12 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 financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Admiral Group has a net margin of 13.47% compared to Helios Underwriting's net margin of -18.86%. 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
Helios Underwriting	-18.86%	10.08%	1.82%
Admiral Group	13.47%	51.59%	4.96%

Admiral Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,803.14, indicating a potential downside of 13.86%. 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	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helios Underwriting	£254.15M	0.58	£17.25M	£22.70	9.53
Admiral Group	£5.06B	1.92	£400.40M	£241.70	13.46

Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 177.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Helios Underwriting pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Admiral Group pays out 73.4% 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.

15.2% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. 32.5% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.176, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Helios Underwriting's score of 0.00 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting	Neutral
Admiral Group	Positive

Summary

Admiral Group beats Helios Underwriting on 15 of the 17 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, RSA Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Helios Underwriting'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RSA Insurance Group	Neutral
Helios Underwriting	Neutral

15.2% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 32.5% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RSA Insurance Group	£6.55B	0.00	N/A	£30.80	N/A
Helios Underwriting	£254.15M	0.58	£17.25M	£22.70	9.53

RSA Insurance Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Helios Underwriting's net margin of -18.86%. Helios Underwriting's return on equity of 10.08% beat RSA Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RSA Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helios Underwriting	-18.86%	10.08%	1.82%

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 26.4% 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.

Summary

RSA Insurance Group and Helios Underwriting tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Hiscox?

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

In the previous week, Hiscox had 4 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hiscox and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Hiscox's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Helios Underwriting's score of 0.00 indicating that Hiscox is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting	Neutral
Hiscox	Positive

15.2% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Hiscox shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.5% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Hiscox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hiscox has a consensus target price of GBX 1,645.17, suggesting a potential downside of 9.75%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hiscox 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
Hiscox	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helios Underwriting	£254.15M	0.58	£17.25M	£22.70	9.53
Hiscox	£3.95B	1.48	£876.88M	£175.00	10.42

Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Helios Underwriting pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hiscox pays out 25.3% 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 has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hiscox has a beta of 0.368, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Hiscox has a net margin of 12.36% compared to Helios Underwriting's net margin of -18.86%. Hiscox's return on equity of 15.63% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting	-18.86%	10.08%	1.82%
Hiscox	12.36%	15.63%	4.09%

Summary

Hiscox beats Helios Underwriting on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HUW vs. The Competition

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Metric	Helios Underwriting	Insurance Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£148.11M	£17.44B	£5.69B	£2.74B
Dividend Yield	2.81%	4.75%	5.24%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	9.53	10.99	16.01	365.81
Price / Sales	0.58	88.21	1,295.77	88,010.24
Price / Cash	0.54	5.74	90.61	27.89
Price / Book	1.13	2.88	4.38	7.63
Net Income	£17.25M	£1.08B	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.03%	0.84%	0.20%	0.23%
1 Month Performance	6.03%	2.33%	1.98%	1.92%
1 Year Performance	-4.44%	7.07%	21.45%	86.43%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HUW Helios Underwriting	N/A	GBX 216.30 +1.3%	N/A	-5.0%	£148.11M	£254.15M	9.53	3
PGH Personal Group	3.5531 of 5 stars	GBX 375.55 +1.1%	GBX 522.50 +39.1%	+41.5%	£118.32M	£48.46M	16.99	259	Insider Trade High Trading Volume
FBH FBD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£5.26M	£422.78M	6.82	950
ADM Admiral Group	1.8142 of 5 stars	GBX 3,172 -0.2%	GBX 2,803.14 -11.6%	-1.3%	£9.48B	£5.06B	13.12	42,000
RSA RSA Insurance Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£7.10B	£6.55B	22.21	11,840

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Helios Underwriting (HUW) Competitors

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Helios Underwriting (HUW) Competitors

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

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Personal Group?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HUW or PGH?

Do analysts recommend HUW or PGH?

Does the media favor HUW or PGH?

Which has more risk and volatility, HUW or PGH?

Is HUW or PGH more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HUW or PGH?

Is HUW or PGH a better dividend stock?

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How does Helios Underwriting compare to FBD?

Is FBH or HUW a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to FBH or HUW?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FBH or HUW?

Is FBH or HUW more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, FBH or HUW?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FBH or HUW?

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How does Helios Underwriting compare to Admiral Group?

Is HUW or ADM more profitable?

Do analysts prefer HUW or ADM?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HUW or ADM?

Is HUW or ADM a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HUW or ADM?

Which has more risk & volatility, HUW or ADM?

Does the media refer more to HUW or ADM?

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How does Helios Underwriting compare to RSA Insurance Group?

Does the media prefer RSA or HUW?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RSA or HUW?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RSA or HUW?

Is RSA or HUW more profitable?

Is RSA or HUW a better dividend stock?

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How does Helios Underwriting compare to Hiscox?

Does the media refer more to HUW or HSX?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HUW or HSX?

Do analysts recommend HUW or HSX?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HUW or HSX?

Is HUW or HSX a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, HUW or HSX?

Is HUW or HSX more profitable?

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