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

Shares of Helios Underwriting plc (LON:HUW) passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 210.91 and traded as high as GBX 218. Helios Underwriting shares last traded at GBX 217, with a volume of 29,068 shares trading hands.

Helios Underwriting Trading Up 1.2%

The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 210.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 209.88. The stock has a market cap of £148.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.83 and a beta of 0.03.

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

Insider Transactions at Helios Underwriting

In related news, insider Nigel Hanbury sold 39,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205, for a total transaction of £80,975. Company insiders own 34.00% 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.