The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

HSX.L

Concerning the House

Hiscox Ltd, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and reinsurance services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, and Hiscox Re segments. The company offers commercial insurance, such as emerging professions, media and tech, and small business insurance; and personal lines, including high-value homes and fine art, as well as artwork, antiques, classic cars, jewelry, collectables, and other assets through brokers, partners, and direct-to-consumers. It also provides property insurance; marine, specialty, cyber, and energy insurance; casualty insurance; terrorism, kidnap, and ransom insurance; and other specialty insurance products. In addition, the company offers property and casualty reinsurance services, as well as investment services. Hiscox Ltd was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Bermuda · www.hiscoxgroup.com

Quotation

$1,785.00

-14.83 (-0.8%)

52w hi$1,898.82
52w lo$1,272.67
Vol905.72K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.61

Short+0.26
Medium+0.70
Long+1.12

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Hiscox Ltd

Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

Market cap$5.70B
Enterprise value$5.52B
Trailing P/E12.75x
Forward P/E11.82x
EV / EBITDA7.20x
P / S (ttm)1.38x
Profit margin15.6%
Return on equity16.5%
Revenue growth+5.0%
Earnings growth+22.0%
Debt / equity21.38
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.07
Corr SPX0.05
Annual vol25.0%
Annual ret+18.5%
Sharpe0.74
Max DD-16.7%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.58
Sector+0.09
Technical+0.28
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$1,795.00$1,808.00$1,781.00$1,785.00905.72K
Aug 12$1,780.00$1,804.00$1,774.00$1,800.002.65M
Aug 11$1,800.00$1,810.00$1,778.00$1,780.001.03M
Aug 10$1,831.00$1,831.00$1,805.00$1,807.002.95M
Aug 7$1,815.00$1,851.00$1,804.00$1,829.007.08M