Admiral Group (ADM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Admiral Group plc, a financial services company, provides insurance and personal lending products in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States. It operates through four segments: UK Insurance, International Insurance, Admiral Money, and Other. The company offers underwriting services, which includes motor, household, pet, travel, and other insurance, as well as car and home insurance; and unsecured personal loans and car finance products. It provides its insurance product and services under the Admiral, Admiral Business, Admiral Money, Admiral Pioneer, Apparent Insurance, Balumba, Bell, Connect by Admiral, ConTe.it Assicurazioni, ConTe.it Prestiti, Diamond, Elephant, Elephant Auto, Gladiator, L'olivier assurance, Qualitas Auto, and Veygo brand names. Admiral Group plc was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,438 to 2,465
• 50-Day Range: 2,403 to 2,897
• 52-Week Range: 2,383 to 3,143
• Volume: 252,467 shs
• Average Volume: 826,533 shs
• Market Capitalization: £7.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,870.23
• Dividend Yield: 3.55%
• Price Target: GBX 2,620.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Admiral Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Admiral Group scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Admiral Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Admiral Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Admiral Group is 1,870.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Admiral Group is 1,870.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 407.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Admiral Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Admiral Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.77. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ADM.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Admiral Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Admiral Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Admiral Group is 6,641.22%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.90

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ADM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Admiral Group has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Admiral Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

51 people have searched for ADM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 76% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Admiral Group insiders have sold 6,170.39% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £8,295.04 in company stock and sold £520,131 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.30% of the stock of Admiral Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.31% of the stock of Admiral Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ADM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ADM shares performed this year?

Admiral Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,684 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ADM shares have decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at GBX 2,450.
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How do I buy shares of Admiral Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Admiral Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Admiral Group investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC) and HSBC (HSBA).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/4 Dividend: 9/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/04/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty
• Sub-Industry: Food Products
• Current Symbol: LON:ADM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: admiralgroup.co.uk
• Phone: +44-871-8828282
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 42,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,620.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,961
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,280
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,870.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.22
• P/E Growth: 1.69
• Net Income: £400.90 million
• Net Margins: 9.73%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 39.27%
• Return on Assets: 4.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 114.95
• Current Ratio: 0.56
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.76
• Cash Flow: GBX 540.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.53
• Book Value: GBX 362 per share
• Price / Book: 6.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 296,410,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £7.26 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.18