The stock of Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd (NYSE: FIHL) has decreased by -2.48 when compared to last closing price of 16.93. Despite this, the company has experienced a -8.94% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-09 that The price-to-sales ratio is a convenient tool to gauge the value of stocks incurring losses or in an early development cycle. Stocks like JAKK, GIII, SUN, FIHL and EIG hold promise.
Is It Worth Investing in Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd (NYSE: FIHL) Right Now?
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd (NYSE: FIHL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 4.18x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.56. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FIHL is 43.94M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.46% of that float. On January 10, 2025, the average trading volume of FIHL was 461.50K shares.
FIHL’s Market Performance
FIHL stock saw a decrease of -8.94% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -16.32% and a quarterly a decrease of -4.01%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.02%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.63% for Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd (FIHL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.25% for FIHL’s stock, with a -8.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FIHL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FIHL stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for FIHL by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for FIHL in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $16 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FIHL reach a price target of $18.50. The rating they have provided for FIHL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 17th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to FIHL, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
FIHL Trading at -11.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FIHL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.02%, as shares sank -15.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FIHL fell by -8.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.99. In addition, Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd saw -8.94% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FIHL starting from Crestview Partners IV GP, L.P., who proposed sale 4,974 shares at the price of $17.37 back on Sep 13 ’24. After this action, Crestview Partners IV GP, L.P. now owns shares of Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd, valued at $86,398 using the latest closing price.
Crestview Partners III GP, L.P, the Director of Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd, proposed sale 194 shares at $17.37 during a trade that took place back on Sep 13 ’24, which means that Crestview Partners III GP, L.P is holding shares at $3,370 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FIHL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 19.99, with 5.49 for asset returns.
Based on Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd (FIHL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.54. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
To sum up, Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd (FIHL) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
