Donegal Group (DGICB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Donegal Group Inc., an insurance holding company, provides personal and commercial lines of property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, New England, and southern states. It operates through four segments: Investment Function, Personal Lines of Insurance, and Commercial Lines of Insurance. The company offers private passenger automobile policies that provide protection against liability for bodily injury and property damage arising from automobile accidents, as well as protection against loss from damage to automobiles. It also offers homeowners policies, which provide coverage for damage to residences and their contents from a range of perils, including fire, lightning, windstorm, and theft; and liability of the insured arising from injury to other persons or their property. In addition, the company offers commercial automobile policies that provide protection against liability for bodily injury and property damage arising from automobile accidents and protection against loss from damage to automobiles owned by the insured; commercial multi-peril policies that provide protection to businesses against various perils, primarily combining liability and physical damage coverages; and workers' compensation policies, which provide benefits to employees for injuries sustained during employment. The company markets its insurance products through a network of approximately 2,400 independent insurance agencies. Donegal Group Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Marietta, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.57 to $15.29
• 50-Day Range: $13.55 to $15.50
• 52-Week Range: $10.72 to $16.36
• Volume: 2,834 shs
• Average Volume: 868 shs
• Market Capitalization: $518.33 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.82
• Dividend Yield: 4.05%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Donegal Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Donegal Group scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 878th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Donegal Group.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Donegal Group is 22.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Donegal Group is 22.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.69.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Donegal Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.28% of the float of Donegal Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Donegal Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Donegal Group has recently increased by 9.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Donegal Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Donegal Group has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Donegal Group is 92.54%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.28% of the float of Donegal Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Donegal Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Donegal Group has recently increased by 9.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Donegal Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Donegal Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.57% of the stock of Donegal Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 1.19% of the stock of Donegal Group is held by institutions.

DGICB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Donegal Group's earnings last quarter?

Donegal Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICB) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The insurance provider reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter. The insurance provider had revenue of $249.86 million for the quarter. Donegal Group had a net margin of 2.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.95%.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend: 11/01/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/15/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend: 2/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DGICB
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 800457
• Web: www.donegalgroup.com
• Phone: 717-426-1931
• Fax: 717-426-7030
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.43 million
• Net Margins: 2.54%
• Pretax Margin: 3.08%
• Return on Equity: 3.95%
• Return on Assets: 0.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 0.38
• Quick Ratio: 0.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $927.34 million
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: $0.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 77.94
• Book Value: $14.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,900,000
• Free Float: 30,991,000
• Market Cap: $518.33 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.06