Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Insider Purchases £151 in Stock

Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG - Get Free Report) insider Jane Poole purchased 50 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 302 ($4.08) per share, with a total value of £151 ($204.05).

Jane Poole also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 31st, Jane Poole sold 19,864 shares of Direct Line Insurance Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 281 ($3.80), for a total value of £55,817.84 ($75,429.51).
• On Thursday, March 27th, Jane Poole bought 54 shares of Direct Line Insurance Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 281 ($3.80) per share, with a total value of £151.74 ($205.05).
• On Thursday, February 27th, Jane Poole purchased 54 shares of Direct Line Insurance Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 275 ($3.72) per share, for a total transaction of £148.50 ($200.68).

Direct Line Insurance Group Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of LON DLG traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) on Wednesday, reaching GBX 298.40 ($4.03). 1,350,231 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,902,551. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.42. Direct Line Insurance Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 147.10 ($1.99) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 303.80 ($4.11). The company has a current ratio of 19.57, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.83. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 282 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 257.06.

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 11.20 ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter. Direct Line Insurance Group had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 12.96%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Direct Line Insurance Group plc will post 21.3365735 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Direct Line Insurance Group

Direct Line Insurance Group plc engages in the provision of general insurance products and services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Motor, Home, Rescue and Other Personal Lines, and Commercial segments. It offers motor, home, van, landlord, rescue, pet, tradesperson, business, creditor and select, and travel insurance products, as well as commercial insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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