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

Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW) shares passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 208.54 and traded as high as GBX 220. Helios Underwriting shares last traded at GBX 214, with a volume of 58,756 shares trading hands.

Helios Underwriting Stock Up 1.3%

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 208.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 209.61. The company has a market capitalization of £150.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 0.14.

Helios Underwriting (LON:HUW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 29 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of GBX 3,044 million during the quarter. Helios Underwriting had a net margin of 340.46% and a return on equity of 11.72%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Helios Underwriting plc will post 36.8921875 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Helios Underwriting

In other news, insider Nigel Hanbury sold 39,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205, for a total value of £80,975. 32.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Helios Underwriting

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.