Reviewing Admiral Group (AMIGY) & Its Peers

Admiral Group (OTCMKTS:AMIGY) is one of 316 public companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Admiral Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Admiral Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Admiral Group	N/A	N/A	48.93
Admiral Group Competitors	$15.51 billion	$1.69 billion	33.92

Admiral Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Admiral Group. Admiral Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Admiral Group pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 30.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Admiral Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Admiral Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Admiral Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Admiral Group Competitors	10.79%	10.80%	3.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Admiral Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Admiral Group	0	2	4	0	2.67
Admiral Group Competitors	3192	15225	16030	664	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.33%. Given Admiral Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Admiral Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Admiral Group rivals beat Admiral Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Admiral Group Company Profile

Admiral Group plc, a financial services company, provides insurance and personal lending products in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States. It operates through four segments: UK Insurance, International Insurance, Admiral Money, and Other. The company offers underwriting services, which includes motor, household, pet, travel, and other insurance, as well as car and home insurance; and unsecured personal loans and car finance products. It provides its insurance product and services under the Admiral, Admiral Business, Admiral Money, Admiral Pioneer, Apparent Insurance, Balumba, Bell, Connect by Admiral, ConTe.it Assicurazioni, ConTe.it Prestiti, Diamond, Elephant, Elephant Auto, Gladiator, L'olivier assurance, Qualitas Auto, and Veygo brand names. Admiral Group plc was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.