Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday. The company traded as high as GBX 260 and last traded at GBX 258.49, with a volume of 105,540 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 254.65.

Helios Underwriting Stock Down 0.7%

The stock has a market cap of £179.52 million, a PE ratio of 6.97 and a beta of 0.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 232.76 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 220.31.

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 29th. The company reported GBX 16.05 earnings per share for the quarter. Helios Underwriting had a return on equity of 14.88% and a net margin of 240.94%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Helios Underwriting plc will post 36.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Helios Underwriting news, insider John Chambers acquired 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 238 per share, for a total transaction of £357,000. Corporate insiders own 33.92% of the company’s stock.

Helios Underwriting Company Profile

Helios Underwriting plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a limited liability investment for its shareholders in the Lloyd's insurance market in the United Kingdom. It operates through Syndicate Participation and Investment Management segments. The company participates in the Lloyd's insurance market through a portfolio of Lloyd's syndicates. Its portfolio provides property insurance and reinsurance products. The company was formerly known as Hampden Underwriting Plc and changed its name to Helios Underwriting Plc in January 2014.