Hiscox (HSX) Competitors GBX 1,084 -22.00 (-1.99%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades HSX vs. ADM, RSA, DLG, HSTG, HUW, PGH, FBH, LGEN, SMT, and AVShould 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), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), and Aviva (AV). Hiscox vs. Admiral Group RSA Insurance Group Direct Line Insurance Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Helios Underwriting Personal Group FBD Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Aviva Admiral Group (LON:ADM) and Hiscox (LON:HSX) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Is ADM or HSX more profitable? 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 Admiral Group9.73% 39.27% 4.96% Hiscox 19.07%23.20%4.09% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADM or HSX? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdmiral GroupOutperform Votes29137.74% Underperform Votes48062.26% HiscoxOutperform Votes38347.70% Underperform Votes42052.30% Do analysts recommend ADM or HSX? Admiral Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,961, suggesting a potential upside of 14.02%. Hiscox has a consensus price target of GBX 1,248.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.16%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hiscox is more favorable than Admiral Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Admiral Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Hiscox 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ADM or HSX? Hiscox has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAdmiral Group£4.12B1.87£400.90M£1.311,982.44Hiscox£3.78B0.97£720.80M£1.57690.45 Which has more risk & volatility, ADM or HSX? Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hiscox has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ADM or HSX? In the previous week, Admiral Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hiscox. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Admiral Group and 2 mentions for Hiscox. Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Hiscox's score of 0.55 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 Hiscox 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ADM or HSX a better dividend stock? Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. 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. Do institutionals & insiders believe in ADM or HSX? 60.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Hiscox shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHiscox beats Admiral Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsWe recommended Palantir in 2021, now we’re recommending this...My research indicates there is only one investment that can meet AI's unprecedented demand for energy.Click to get the name and ticker symbol Get Hiscox News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHiscoxInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.68B£13.53B£3.58B£1.71BDividend Yield2.59%4.38%4.47%11.01%P/E Ratio690.45243.46423.711,661.10Price / Sales0.9774.862,182.13351,737.49Price / Cash3.315.2850.8838.50Price / Book1.112.381.502.83Net Income£720.80M£986.62M£350.59M£150.98M7 Day Performance-5.74%-1.77%-1.57%-1.81%1 Month Performance4.63%3.74%0.72%16.13%1 Year Performance2.94%18.65%9.93%27.27% Hiscox Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSXHiscox1.343 of 5 starsGBX 1,084-2.0%GBX 1,248.33+15.2%+2.8%£3.68B£3.78B690.453,000ADMAdmiral Group1.4465 of 5 starsGBX 2,632-0.6%GBX 2,961+12.5%-4.3%£7.80B£4.12B2,020.6142,000Insider TradeRSARSA Insurance GroupN/AGBX 684.20flatN/AN/A£7.10B£6.55B22.2111,840DLGDirect Line Insurance Group0.5266 of 5 starsGBX 244.60-0.9%GBX 217.25-11.2%+27.0%£3.18B£3.38B1,073.0410,131HSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AGBX 249.60flatN/A+0.0%£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumeHUWHelios Underwriting0.3651 of 5 starsGBX 228.64-3.9%GBX 239+4.5%+56.3%£163.11M£254.34M1,034.783PGHPersonal Group2.1741 of 5 starsGBX 197-0.8%GBX 209+6.1%+3.6%£61.37M£49.67M1,407.14259News CoverageFBHFBDN/AGBX 12.95-1.5%N/A+17.2%£5.26M£422.78M6.82950LGENLegal & General Group2.1958 of 5 starsGBX 228.80-1.5%GBX 276.67+20.9%-11.0%£13.36B£12.32B4,644.0011,956Positive NewsSMTScottish Mortgage0.0383 of 5 starsGBX 959.60-1.3%N/A+18.3%£13.24B£-712,340,000.00-1,869.62N/AAVAviva1.449 of 5 starsGBX 476.20+1.1%GBX 555.67+16.7%+8.6%£12.67B£22.64B1,035.2226,382High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADM Competitors RSA Competitors DLG Competitors HSTG Competitors HUW Competitors PGH Competitors FBH Competitors LGEN Competitors SMT Competitors AV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:HSX) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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