PGH vs. HUW, FBH, ADM, RSA, HSX, DLG, HSTG, JUGI, SAGA, and PAC
Should you be buying Personal Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Personal Group include Helios Underwriting (HUW), FBD (FBH), Admiral Group (ADM), RSA Insurance Group (RSA), Hiscox (HSX), Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (JUGI), Saga (SAGA), and Pacific Assets (PAC).
Personal Group vs. Its Competitors
Personal Group (LON:PGH) and Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
22.3% of Personal Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Helios Underwriting shares are held by institutional investors. 44.8% of Personal Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% 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.
Personal Group has a net margin of 13.49% compared to Helios Underwriting's net margin of 6.96%. Personal Group's return on equity of 14.40% beat Helios Underwriting's return on equity.
In the previous week, Personal Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Helios Underwriting'saverage media sentiment score.
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.
Personal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Helios Underwriting pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Personal Group pays out 68.8% 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.
Personal Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Personal Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 416, indicating a potential upside of 26.25%. Helios Underwriting has a consensus price target of GBX 239, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Personal Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Personal Group is more favorable than Helios Underwriting.
Summary
Personal Group beats Helios Underwriting on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:PGH) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
