Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG) Competitors

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) and Admiral Group (LON:ADM) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Is DLG or ADM a better dividend stock?

Direct Line Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Direct Line Insurance Group pays out 2,608.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Admiral Group pays out 6,641.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLG or ADM?

Direct Line Insurance Group received 438 more outperform votes than Admiral Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave Direct Line Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 37.74% of users gave Admiral Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Direct Line Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 729 63.67%	Underperform Votes 416 36.33%
Admiral Group	Outperform Votes 291 37.74%	Underperform Votes 480 62.26%

Is DLG or ADM more profitable?

Admiral Group has a net margin of 9.73% compared to Direct Line Insurance Group's net margin of 9.44%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 39.27% beat Direct Line Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Direct Line Insurance Group	9.44%	14.11%	0.85%
Admiral Group	9.73%	39.27%	4.96%

Does the media refer more to DLG or ADM?

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 2 more articles in the media than Direct Line Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Admiral Group and 1 mentions for Direct Line Insurance Group. Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Direct Line Insurance Group's score of 0.07 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Direct Line Insurance Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Admiral Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DLG or ADM?

Direct Line Insurance Group has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DLG or ADM?

103.4% of Direct Line Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Direct Line Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DLG or ADM?

Admiral Group has higher revenue and earnings than Direct Line Insurance Group. Direct Line Insurance Group 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
Direct Line Insurance Group	£3.38B	0.93	£302.60M	£0.23	1,046.73
Admiral Group	£4.12B	1.87	£400.90M	£1.31	1,982.44

Do analysts prefer DLG or ADM?

Direct Line Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 217.25, indicating a potential downside of 9.76%. Admiral Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,961, indicating a potential upside of 14.02%. Given Admiral Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Admiral Group is more favorable than Direct Line Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Direct Line Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Admiral Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Admiral Group beats Direct Line Insurance Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.