Contrasting Admiral Group (AMIGY) and Its Peers

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Admiral Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Admiral Group	0	2	4	0	2.67
Admiral Group Competitors	3220	15303	16114	683	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 6.92%. Given Admiral Group’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Admiral Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Admiral Group and its peers’ 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	10.30%	11.03%	4.11%

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 30.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Admiral Group lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Admiral Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Admiral Group	N/A	N/A	51.69
Admiral Group Competitors	$15.63 billion	$1.69 billion	34.08

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

Summary

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

About Admiral Group

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.