HUW LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Helios Underwriting plc · Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified

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Latest close 223.0 GBP
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 2.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 223.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 2.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 21.2% 11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 11-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.27% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.3%. Indicator stack 50/87 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 39.27% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 52/100 7 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 2.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7812-week average 0.49

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.3% over four weeks, 4.0% over 12 weeks, and 6.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W2.3%
12W4.0%
26W6.2%
52W6.2%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.59Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change102.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-20.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 79% Model confidence 63%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength84/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth11/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
7.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
78.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
53.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-4.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
15.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
4.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

1 positive · 6 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.4%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-4.3%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains10
Flat weeks4
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -1.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryGB Insurance - Diversified
4-week rank3 / 3
Group average9.6%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

SAGA · LSE18.6%AV · LSE7.7%HUW · LSE2.3%
08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape53/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis67/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.78; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 39.27%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 39.27% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors71/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 15; Small Cap Core rank 24 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

Helios Underwriting PLC Revenue Breakdown – LSE:HUW Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026223.0 GBP0.0%212.0 GBP190.2 GBP1.59-2.8585.1KOn
31 Jul 2026223.0 GBP0.0%211.4 GBP189.9 GBP1.52-2.78214.5KOn
24 Jul 2026223.0 GBP-0.4%210.8 GBP189.6 GBP1.31-1.81385.8KOn
17 Jul 2026224.0 GBP2.8%210.4 GBP189.2 GBP1.06-0.41441.2KOn
10 Jul 2026218.0 GBP1.6%209.9 GBP188.8 GBP0.79-2.36131.8KOn
3 Jul 2026214.5 GBP0.7%209.5 GBP188.4 GBP0.70-5.9620.7KOn
26 Jun 2026213.0 GBP1.7%209.2 GBP188.1 GBP0.63-5.62159.7KOn
19 Jun 2026209.5 GBP-1.4%209.0 GBP187.8 GBP0.62-6.433.5KOn
12 Jun 2026212.5 GBP-0.9%208.9 GBP187.5 GBP0.58-6.723.0KOn
5 Jun 2026214.5 GBP-1.6%208.9 GBP187.1 GBP0.54-5.5429.1KOn
29 May 2026217.9 GBP2.1%208.8 GBP186.8 GBP0.55-4.80128.8KOn
22 May 2026213.4 GBP-0.5%208.8 GBP186.4 GBP0.41-7.66109.5KOff
15 May 2026214.4 GBP1.2%209.0 GBP186.1 GBP0.44-5.2478.7KOff
8 May 2026211.9 GBP-0.2%209.2 GBP185.8 GBP0.31-7.08205.6KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context