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Admiral Group (LON:ADM) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,827.67 ($37.87) and traded as high as GBX 3,330 ($44.60). Admiral Group shares last traded at GBX 3,318 ($44.44), with a volume of 599,203 shares changing hands.

Admiral Group Trading Up 0.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 115.01, a current ratio of 7.57 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3,110.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,827.67. The stock has a market cap of £10.17 billion, a PE ratio of 25.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.18.

Admiral Group (LON:ADM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 216.60 ($2.90) EPS for the quarter. Admiral Group had a net margin of 8.82% and a return on equity of 38.14%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Admiral Group plc will post 161.0199297 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Admiral Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of GBX 121 ($1.62) per share. This is a boost from Admiral Group's previous dividend of $71.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.02%. Admiral Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 66.39%.

Admiral Group Company Profile

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Admiral Group plc is an established financial services provider offering motor, household, travel and pet insurance, as well as personal lending products, trading in five countries, namely the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the US. Founded in 1993, Admiral has grown to become an established multinational and multi-product insurer and is proud to be Wales' only FTSE 100 Company.

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