Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus "Hold": Seven analysts give Admiral Group a consensus rating of Hold (2 sell, 2 hold, 3 buy) with an average 1-year target price of GBX 2,803.14.
• Current valuation: ADM opened at GBX 3,430, trades between a 12-month low of GBX 2,624 and high of GBX 3,686, has a market cap of £10.25 billion and a P/E of 14.19.
• Analyst moves: Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an outperform target of GBX 3,560, Goldman Sachs cut ADM to a sell and lowered its target to GBX 2,902, while UBS upgraded to a buy with a GBX 3,500 target.

Shares of Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,803.14.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ADM shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 3,560 price objective on shares of Admiral Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Admiral Group to a "sell" rating and cut their price target for the stock from GBX 3,954 to GBX 2,902 in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Admiral Group to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 3,300 to GBX 3,500 in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th.

Admiral Group Trading Down 0.2%

ADM stock opened at GBX 3,430 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,181.13 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,116.83. Admiral Group has a 12 month low of GBX 2,624 and a 12 month high of GBX 3,686. The firm has a market capitalization of £10.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.14.

Admiral Group (LON:ADM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 247.40 EPS for the quarter. Admiral Group had a net margin of 13.47% and a return on equity of 51.59%. Sell-side analysts predict that Admiral Group will post 161.0199297 EPS for the current year.

Admiral Group Company Profile

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. As the leading personal motor insurance provider in the UK, Admiral continues to focus on technology and agility, diversifying the businesses, and progressing with the evolution of motor.

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