Critical Review: Admiral Group (AMIGY) & The Competition

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

Institutional & Insider 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Admiral Group	N/A	N/A	49.50
Admiral Group Competitors	$15.55 billion	$1.69 billion	34.01

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.

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	10.35%	11.03%	4.12%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Admiral Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Admiral Group	0	2	4	0	2.67
Admiral Group Competitors	3202	15267	16078	673	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 7.23%. Given Admiral Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Admiral Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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 rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Admiral Group rivals 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.