LON:DLG - Direct Line Insurance Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Direct Line Insurance Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "DLG."

Direct Line Insurance Group announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 4th will be given a dividend of GBX 22.30 per share on Thursday, May 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 4th. This is a positive change from Direct Line Insurance Group's previous dividend of $7.00. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Direct Line Insurance Group's Dividend History.

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (LON:DLG) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 1st. The company reported $16.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $14.20 by $2.50. View Direct Line Insurance Group's Earnings History.

Direct Line Insurance Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Direct Line Insurance Group.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Direct Line Insurance Group's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 280 to GBX 407. On average, they expect Direct Line Insurance Group's share price to reach GBX 363.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Direct Line Insurance Group.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Direct Line Insurance Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Direct Line Insurance Group.

News headlines about DLG stock have trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Direct Line Insurance Group earned a news sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Direct Line Insurance Group.

Some companies that are related to Direct Line Insurance Group include Aviva (AV), Hiscox (HSX), E-L Financial (ELF), FBD (FBH), Personal Group (PGH), Echelon Financial (EFH), Helios Underwriting (HUW), Assicurazioni Generali (G), AXA (CS) and Esure (ESUR).

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Shares of DLG and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

One share of DLG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 335.

Direct Line Insurance Group has a market capitalization of £4.61 billion and generates £3.40 billion in revenue each year. Direct Line Insurance Group employs 11,229 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Direct Line Insurance Group.

The official website for Direct Line Insurance Group is http://www.directlinegroup.com/.

Direct Line Insurance Group's mailing address is Churchill Court, Westmoreland Road, BROMLEY, BR1 1DP, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-113-2920667.