Hiscox (LSE:HSX) Short Percentage of Float


LSE:HSX Hiscox Ltd LSE:HSX
73 GF Score
Price £18.57
GF Value £14.66
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Hiscox Short Percentage of Float?

Short Percentage of Float is the percentage of shares shorted compared to the float.

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LSE:HSX vs CB, PGR, TRV: Short Percentage of Float Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Hiscox's Short Percentage of Float, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Percentage of Float data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Hiscox Short Percentage of Float vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Hiscox's Short Percentage of Float distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hiscox's Short Percentage of Float falls into.


LSE:HSX
73GF Score
Hiscox Ltd LSE:HSX
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Is Hiscox (LSE:HSX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hiscox stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £18.57 is trading 26.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of £14.66. GuruFocus considers Hiscox to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:HSX:

  • Short Percentage of Float:
  • GF Value™: £14.66 vs. price of £18.57 (26.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 7 warning signs

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Hiscox Business Description

Address 96 Pitts Bay Road, Chesney House, Pembroke, BMU, HM 08
Hiscox Ltd is a property and casualty insurance company. The company aims to balance catastrophe-exposed businesses with less volatile local specialty businesses. Its product offerings include property, casualty, crisis management (covering terrorism and kidnap and ransom), marine, energy, and specialty areas like space insurance. The company's operating segments consist of Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re, and Other. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Hiscox Retail segment, which represents retail business divisions in the UK, Europe, the USA, and Asia. Geographically, the company earns insurance revenue from places like the United States, which generates key revenue, as well as the United Kingdom, Europe, and other regions.
73GF Score

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£18.57
Price
£14.66
GF Value