Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) Issues Earnings Results

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 16.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Helios Underwriting had a return on equity of 14.88% and a net margin of 240.94%.

Helios Underwriting Trading Up 0.2%

HUW traded up GBX 0.50 on Friday, hitting GBX 238. 41,673 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 43,900. Helios Underwriting has a twelve month low of GBX 194 and a twelve month high of GBX 245. The firm has a market cap of £165.85 million, a PE ratio of 8.59 and a beta of 0.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 227.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 217.32.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Helios Underwriting news, insider John Chambers purchased 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 238 per share, with a total value of £357,000. 33.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.