Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 262.34 ($3.29) and last traded at GBX 262.34 ($3.29), with a volume of 84945 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 239.85 ($3.01).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Helios Underwriting from GBX 201 ($2.52) to GBX 239 ($3.00) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd.

Helios Underwriting Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.35, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 206.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 187.16. The firm has a market capitalization of £191.19 million, a P/E ratio of 1,165.22 and a beta of 0.14.

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.