Admiral Group (ADM) Competitors

Admiral Group (LON:ADM) and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to ADM or BGS?

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 3 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Admiral Group and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Admiral Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Admiral Group	Neutral
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADM or BGS?

60.3% of Admiral Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ADM or BGS more profitable?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a net margin of 101.98% compared to Admiral Group's net margin of 8.82%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 38.14% beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Admiral Group	8.82%	38.14%	4.96%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	101.98%	-13.81%	-7.19%

Which has more volatility & risk, ADM or BGS?

Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADM or BGS a better dividend stock?

Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Admiral Group pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out -5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADM or BGS?

Admiral Group received 188 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.05% of users gave Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon an outperform vote while only 37.74% of users gave Admiral Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Admiral Group	Outperform Votes 291 37.74%	Underperform Votes 480 62.26%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Outperform Votes 103 62.05%	Underperform Votes 63 37.95%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ADM or BGS?

Admiral Group has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Admiral Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Admiral Group	£4.54B	1.90	£400.40M	£131.05	21.56
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£54.25M	-5.85	-£55.32M	-£19.77	-5.75

Summary

Admiral Group beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.