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Hiscox (HSX) Competitors

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GBX 1,022 +8.00 (+0.79%)
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HSX vs. ADM, RSA, DLG, HSTG, HUW, PGH, FBH, AV, LGEN, and SMT

Should you be buying Hiscox stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hiscox include Admiral Group (ADM), RSA Insurance Group (RSA), Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Helios Underwriting (HUW), Personal Group (PGH), FBD (FBH), Aviva (AV), Legal & General Group (LGEN), and Scottish Mortgage (SMT).

Hiscox vs.

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

Hiscox has a net margin of 19.07% compared to Admiral Group's net margin of 9.73%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 39.27% beat Hiscox's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hiscox19.07% 23.20% 4.09%
Admiral Group 9.73%39.27%4.96%

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 2 more articles in the media than Hiscox. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Admiral Group and 0 mentions for Hiscox. Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Hiscox's score of 0.00 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hiscox Neutral
Admiral Group Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hiscox£3.78B0.92£720.80M£1.57650.96
Admiral Group£4.12B1.74£400.90M£1.311,848.85

Hiscox currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,248.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.15%. Admiral Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,620.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.20%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hiscox is more favorable than Admiral Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hiscox
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)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Hiscox has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Hiscox received 92 more outperform votes than Admiral Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.70% of users gave Hiscox an outperform vote while only 37.74% of users gave Admiral Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
HiscoxOutperform Votes
383
47.70%
Underperform Votes
420
52.30%
Admiral GroupOutperform Votes
291
37.74%
Underperform Votes
480
62.26%

Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hiscox pays out 1,910.8% 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.

68.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hiscox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hiscox beats Admiral Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HSX vs. The Competition

MetricHiscoxInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.47B£11.12B£3.25B£1.38B
Dividend Yield2.59%4.51%4.58%11.73%
P/E Ratio650.96216.18441.021,551.35
Price / Sales0.9275.623,308.09209,189.85
Price / Cash3.316.9948.2332.93
Price / Book1.052.071.482.80
Net Income£720.80M£884.69M£396.75M£152.70M
7 Day Performance-1.54%0.42%0.13%-0.54%
1 Month Performance-9.56%-1.63%7.04%7.07%
1 Year Performance2.35%14.85%15.54%91.74%

Hiscox Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSX
Hiscox
N/AGBX 1,022
+0.8%
GBX 1,248.33
+22.1%
+0.9%£3.47B£3.78B650.963,000
ADM
Admiral Group
0.7919 of 5 stars
GBX 2,422
+0.8%
GBX 2,620.50
+8.2%
-8.4%£7.18B£4.12B1,834.3542,000High Trading Volume
RSA
RSA Insurance Group
N/AGBX 684.20
flat
N/AN/A£7.10B£6.55B22.2111,840
DLG
Direct Line Insurance Group
2.5929 of 5 stars
GBX 153.50
-0.7%
GBX 217.25
+41.5%
-16.2%£2.00B£3.38B672.1710,131
HSTG
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)
N/AGBX 249.60
flat
N/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading Volume
HUW
Helios Underwriting
N/AGBX 194.56
+3.8%
N/A+19.8%£138.80M£254.34M815.223News Coverage
High Trading Volume
PGH
Personal Group
1.2419 of 5 stars
GBX 197.22
-0.9%
GBX 209
+6.0%
+21.7%£61.44M£49.67M1,408.73259
FBH
FBD
N/AGBX 12.95
-1.5%
N/AN/A£5.26M£422.78M6.82950
AV
Aviva
1.7307 of 5 stars
GBX 479.50
-1.3%
GBX 538
+12.2%
+15.1%£12.75B£22.64B1,056.3026,382High Trading Volume
LGEN
Legal & General Group
3.3878 of 5 stars
GBX 217.59
+0.0%
GBX 279
+28.2%
-6.3%£12.71B£12.32B4,350.0011,956High Trading Volume
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
0.2696 of 5 stars
GBX 910.80
+0.3%
N/A+25.6%£12.57B£-712,340,000.00-1,749.94N/ANews Coverage

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This page (LON:HSX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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