Admiral Group (ADM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. As the leading personal motor insurance provider in the UK, Admiral continues to focus on technology and agility, diversifying the businesses, and progressing with the evolution of motor. Through all this change, culture and customer focus remain at its core.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,766 to 2,800
• 50-Day Range: 2,524 to 2,862
• 52-Week Range: 2,383 to 3,143
• Volume: 442,853 shs
• Average Volume: 2.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £8.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.32
• Dividend Yield: 3.11%
• Price Target: GBX 2,961
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Admiral Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Admiral Group scored higher than 26% 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, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Admiral Group is 21.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Admiral Group is 21.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.05.

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 7.70. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Admiral Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.41%, 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 66.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.92

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ADM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Admiral Group has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

Search Interest

Only 35 people have searched for ADM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Admiral Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £27,666 in company stock and sold GBX 0 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 2,644 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ADM stock has increased by 5.7% and is now trading at GBX 2,794.56.
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How do I buy shares of Admiral Group?

Shares of ADM stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

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).

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 2,961
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,961
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 2,961
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 131.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.36
• P/E Growth: 1.69
• Net Income: £400.40 million
• Net Margins: 8.82%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 38.14%
• Return on Assets: 4.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 115.01
• Current Ratio: 7.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.54 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.88
• Cash Flow: GBX 616.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.53
• Book Value: GBX 362.74 per share
• Price / Book: 7.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 305,922,916
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £8.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.18