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Hiscox Ltd (HSX) is a leading insurance-property & casualty business based in the UK. Hiscox is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 3,400 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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- Research Hiscox shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
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Hiscox share price
Use our graph to track the performance of HSX stocks over time.Hiscox shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| 52-week range | 635.1376p - 1362.4372p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 996.5736p |
| 200-day moving average | 900.0958p |
| Wall St. target price | 19.9p |
| PE ratio | 60.8738 |
| Dividend yield | 0.34p (4.09%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 16.9p |
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Is it a good time to buy Hiscox stock?
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Is Hiscox under- or over-valued?
Valuing Hiscox stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hiscox's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Hiscox's P/E ratio
Hiscox's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 61x. In other words, Hiscox shares trade at around 61x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Hiscox's EBITDA
Hiscox's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £94 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Hiscox's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Hiscox financials
| Revenue TTM | £2.9 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | £390.7 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -0.92% |
| Return on equity TTM | -10.38% |
| Profit margin | -8.63% |
| Book value | 8.109p |
| Market capitalisation | £3.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Hiscox share dividends
We're not expecting Hiscox to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Have Hiscox's shares ever split?
Hiscox's shares were split on a 88:100 basis on 26 March 2015. So if you had owned 100 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 88 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hiscox shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 13.6% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hiscox shares which in turn could have impacted Hiscox's share price.
Hiscox share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Hiscox's shares have ranged in value from as little as 635.1376p up to 1362.4372p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Hiscox's is 0.7114. This would suggest that Hiscox's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Hiscox overview
Hiscox Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance services. The company operates through four segments: Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re & ILS, and Corporate Centre. It provides commercial insurance for small-and medium-sized businesses, including household, fine art, and luxury motor via brokers, through a growing network of partnerships, and directly to consumers. The company also offers property insurance; marine and energy insurance; casualty insurance; specialty and international employees and officers' insurance; kidnap and ransom insurance; auto physical damage and aviation insurance; and other specialty insurance, such as contingency, terrorism, personal accident, and product recall. In addition, it provides healthcare and casualty reinsurance services, as well as investment services. The company operates in Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Guernsey, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, and Thailand. Hiscox Ltd is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
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