Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) Stock Price Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW)’s stock price crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 220.51 ($2.99) and traded as high as GBX 251.99 ($3.41). Helios Underwriting shares last traded at GBX 242 ($3.28), with a volume of 50,309 shares trading hands.

Helios Underwriting Trading Down 2.0%

The stock has a market capitalization of £171.67 million, a P/E ratio of 10.02 and a beta of 0.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 220.51 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 222.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.35, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June 2nd. The company reported GBX 25.60 ($0.35) EPS for the quarter. Helios Underwriting had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 12.61%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Helios Underwriting plc will post 36.8921875 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Helios Underwriting news, insider John Chambers acquired 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 208 ($2.82) per share, for a total transaction of £83,200 ($112,752.41). Also, insider Nigel Hanbury sold 41,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 193 ($2.62), for a total transaction of £79,902 ($108,282.97). 57.30% of the stock is owned by 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.