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Hiscox Ltd (LON:HSX – Get Rating) insider Hamayou Akbar Hussain bought 10,000 shares of Hiscox stock in a transaction on Friday, November 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,004 ($11.87) per share, with a total value of £100,400 ($118,718.22).
Hiscox Stock Performance
Hiscox stock opened at GBX 1,004.50 ($11.88) on Monday. Hiscox Ltd has a fifty-two week low of GBX 769.40 ($9.10) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,014 ($11.99). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.18, a quick ratio of 0.10 and a current ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of £3.48 billion and a P/E ratio of 2,282.95. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 920.21 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 918.39.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Hiscox from GBX 990 ($11.71) to GBX 1,015 ($12.00) and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Hiscox from GBX 900 ($10.64) to GBX 930 ($11.00) and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 3rd. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a GBX 1,208 ($14.28) price objective on shares of Hiscox in a research report on Thursday, November 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Hiscox from GBX 925 ($10.94) to GBX 975 ($11.53) and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 1,057.83 ($12.51).
Hiscox Company Profile
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Hiscox Ltd, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, and internationally. 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, personal lines cover, including high-value household, fine art, luxury motor, and classic car through brokers, partners and direct-to-consumer using both traditional and digital trading models.
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