PGH vs. HUW, FBH, ADM, RSA, HSX, DLG, HSTG, FCH, AUSC, and BGEU
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), Funding Circle (FCH), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU).
Personal Group vs. Its Competitors
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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
Helios Underwriting received 26 more outperform votes than Personal Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.28% of users gave Helios Underwriting an outperform vote while only 55.71% of users gave Personal Group an outperform vote.
Helios Underwriting has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Personal Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
Helios Underwriting currently has a consensus target price of GBX 239, indicating a potential downside of 2.92%. Personal Group has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.16%. Given Helios Underwriting's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helios Underwriting is more favorable than Personal Group.
36.3% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Personal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.3% of Helios Underwriting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% 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 2.4%. Personal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Helios Underwriting pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Personal Group pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, Helios Underwriting and Helios Underwriting both had 2 articles in the media. Helios Underwriting's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Personal Group's score of 0.10 indicating that Helios Underwriting is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Helios Underwriting and Personal Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:PGH) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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