Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sabre Insurance Group plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the writing of general insurance for motor vehicles in the United Kingdom. It offers taxi, private car, and motorcycle insurance through a network of insurance brokers, as well as through its Go Girl and Insure 2 Drive brands. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dorking, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 125.20 to 138.50
• 50-Day Range: 120.40 to 142.60
• 52-Week Range: 118.60 to 174.60
• Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 702,127 shs
• Market Capitalization: £316.43 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.72
• Dividend Yield: 4.72%
• Price Target: GBX 215
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Sabre Insurance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sabre Insurance Group scored higher than 70% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Sabre Insurance Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sabre Insurance Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sabre Insurance Group is 10.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sabre Insurance Group is 10.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 13.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sabre Insurance Group has a PEG Ratio of 4.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sabre Insurance Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 SBRE.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Sabre Insurance Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sabre Insurance Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sabre Insurance Group is 50.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SBRE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

Sabre Insurance Group has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Sabre Insurance Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sabre Insurance Group insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £34,759.27 in company stock and sold £41,316.93 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.43% of the stock of Sabre Insurance Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.53% of the stock of Sabre Insurance Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SBRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SBRE shares performed this year?

Sabre Insurance Group's stock was trading at GBX 138 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SBRE stock has decreased by 8.0% and is now trading at GBX 127.
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How were Sabre Insurance Group's earnings last quarter?

Sabre Insurance Group plc (LON:SBRE) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 18th. The company reported $14.48 earnings per share for the quarter. Sabre Insurance Group had a net margin of 12.82% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.19%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Sabre Insurance Group?

Shares of SBRE 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 Sabre Insurance Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sabre Insurance Group investors own include Greencore Group (GNC), Coats Group (COA), Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG), GSK (GSK), SSP Group (SSPG), ASOS (ASC) and Babcock International Group (BAB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/18/2025
• Today: 4/17/2025
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance Brokers
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SBRE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: corporate.sabre.co.uk
• Phone: 44 3300 244 696
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 161
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 215
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 220
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 210
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 11.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.68
• P/E Growth: 4.08
• Net Income: £29.43 million
• Net Margins: 12.82%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.19%
• Return on Assets: 3.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 25.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £229.51 million
• Price / Sales: 1.38
• Cash Flow: GBX 13.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.27
• Book Value: GBX 96.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 249,160,305
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £317.43 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.22