Hiscox (UK) Today
| HSX Stock | 1,137 14.00 1.22% |
Performance0 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 1
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Hiscox is trading at 1137.00 as of the 11th of December 2024, a 1.22 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 1126.0. Hiscox has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 11th of November 2024 and ending today, the 11th of December 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Insurance | Category Financial Services | Classification Financials |
Hiscox is entity of United Kingdom. It is traded as Stock on LSE exchange. The company has 339.9 M outstanding shares. More on Hiscox
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Hiscox Stock Highlights
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| Chairman Asia | Bronislaw Masojada | ||||
| Business Concentration | Property & Casualty Insurance, Insurance - Property & Casualty, Financial Services, Financials, Insurance, Insurance-Property & Casualty, Financial Services (View all Sectors) | ||||
Hiscox's financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to Hiscox's success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit. | |||||
Debt LevelsHiscox can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Hiscox's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Hiscox's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Hiscox (HSX) is traded on London Exchange in UK and employs 3,000 people. Hiscox is listed under Property & Casualty Insurance category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 3.86 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Hiscox's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Hiscox's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Hiscox operates under Insurance sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 339.9 M outstanding shares.
Hiscox generates positive cash flow from operations, but has no cash available
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Ownership AllocationHiscox has a total of 339.9 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Hiscox's outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These outside corporations are typically referred to as corporate investors that purchase positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Consequently, these institutions are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors in Hiscox. Please watch out for any change in the institutional holdings of Hiscox as this could mean something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Hiscox Risk Profiles
Although Hiscox's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Hiscox's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 0.9775 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.35 | |||
| Variance | 1.82 | |||
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.02) |
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Hiscox Corporate Directors
| Hamayou Hussain | Group Director | Profile | |
| Jason Jones | Group Director | Profile | |
| Joanne Musselle | Group Director | Profile | |
| Paul Cooper | Group Director | Profile |
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