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HUW vs. PGH, FBH, ESUR, ADM, 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), esure Group (ESUR), Admiral Group (ADM), and Hiscox (HSX). 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

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 pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Personal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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 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£34.28M4.42£17.25M£27.708.02
Personal Group£48.46M2.60£4.55M£22.1018.10

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.021, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Group has a beta of 0.184, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting Neutral
Personal Group Neutral

15.7% 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Personal Group has a consensus target price of GBX 547.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.88%. 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

Summary

Personal Group beats Helios Underwriting on 10 of the 16 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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 0.021, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

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

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£34.28M4.42£17.25M£27.708.02

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%

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 2.7%. 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, 34.0% 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.

Summary

FBD and Helios Underwriting tied by winning 6 of the 12 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by company 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Helios Underwriting Neutral
esure Group Neutral

Helios Underwriting has higher revenue and earnings than esure Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.42£17.25M£27.708.02
esure GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helios Underwriting340.46% 11.72% 1.82%
esure Group N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Helios Underwriting beats esure Group on 6 of the 6 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 finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

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%

53.2% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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
Admiral Group£5.06B2.30£400.40M£241.7016.14
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.42£17.25M£27.708.02

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 1 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Admiral Group and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Helios Underwriting's score of 0.00 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Admiral Group Neutral
Helios Underwriting Neutral

Admiral Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,407.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.63%. Given Admiral Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
Helios Underwriting
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 177.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 has a beta of 0.191, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.021, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Admiral Group beats Helios Underwriting on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Helios Underwriting compare to Hiscox?

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

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
Helios Underwriting340.46% 11.72% 1.82%
Hiscox 12.36%15.63%4.09%

Hiscox has a consensus price target of GBX 1,802.43, suggesting a potential downside of 0.36%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

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
Helios Underwriting£34.28M4.42£17.25M£27.708.02
Hiscox£3.95B1.47£876.88M£175.0010.34

15.7% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Hiscox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.021, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hiscox has a beta of 0.396, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hiscox had 11 more articles in the media than Helios Underwriting. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Hiscox and 0 mentions for Helios Underwriting. Hiscox's average media sentiment score of 0.73 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

Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Helios Underwriting pays out 21.7% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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

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HUW vs. The Competition

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MetricHelios UnderwritingInsurance IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£151.59M£19.68B£14.15B£2.87B
Dividend Yield3.14%3.27%5.91%6.13%
P/E Ratio8.0216.3629.19369.20
Price / Sales4.4229.10514.3083,858.46
Price / Cash0.5412.6339.3227.89
Price / Book1.179.933.737.14
Net Income£17.25M£1.81B£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.80%1.07%1.16%1.29%
1 Month Performance1.46%1.43%0.52%1.01%
1 Year Performance6.90%12.00%13.26%75.21%

Helios Underwriting Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUW
Helios Underwriting
N/AGBX 222.20
-0.4%		N/A+6.9%£151.59M£34.28M8.023
PGH
Personal Group
N/AGBX 390
-2.5%		GBX 547.50
+40.4%		+17.5%£124.45M£48.46M17.65259
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
1.9233 of 5 stars		GBX 3,772
-0.2%		GBX 3,407.50
-9.7%		+7.7%£11.27B£5.06B15.6142,000

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