Admiral Group (LON:ADM) Hits New 1-Year High - Still a Buy?

Shares of Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 3,174 ($41.01) and last traded at GBX 3,107 ($40.15), with a volume of 2078581 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,901 ($37.49).

Admiral Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 115.01, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 7.57. The stock's 50-day moving average is GBX 2,735.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,719.12. The stock has a market cap of £9.15 billion, a PE ratio of 22.83, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.18.

Admiral Group (LON:ADM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 216.60 ($2.80) EPS for the quarter. Admiral Group had a return on equity of 38.14% and a net margin of 8.82%. On average, equities analysts predict that Admiral Group plc will post 161.0199297 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Admiral Group

In other Admiral Group news, insider Justine Roberts purchased 1,044 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,650 ($34.24) per share, with a total value of £27,666 ($35,748.80). 18.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Admiral Group Company Profile

Admiral Group plc is an established financial services provider offering motor, household, travel and pet insurance, as well as personal lending products, trading in five countries, namely the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the US. Founded in 1993, Admiral has grown to become an established multinational and multi-product insurer and is proud to be Wales' only FTSE 100 Company.