LON:HSTGHastings Group Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Hastings Group Hldg PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 184 +4.50 (+2.51 %) (As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 177.40Now: GBX 184▼ 188.4050-Day Range 164.50MA: GBX 181.74▼ 200.4052-Week Range 136.50Now: GBX 184▼ 207.40Volume1.10 million shsAverage Volume1.19 million shsMarket Capitalization£1.22 billionP/E Ratio17.36Dividend Yield5.85%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlines Hastings Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, underwrites general insurance products in the United Kingdom. It is involved in the underwriting and brokerage of car, van, bike, and home insurance under various brands, including Hastings Direct, Hastings PREMIER, Hastings ESSENTIAL, Hastings Direct SmartMiles, InsurePink, and People's Choice. The company leases properties. Hastings Group Holdings plc was founded in 1996 and is based in Bexhill-On-Sea, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingHastings Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 203.42, Hastings Group has a potential upside of 10.6% from its current price of GBX 184.Amount of Analyst CoverageHastings Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesHastings Group has received 414 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesHastings Group has received 379 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentHastings Group has received 52.21% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Hastings Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe HSTG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe HSTG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipHastings Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthHastings Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Hastings Group is 94.34 %. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Hastings Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Hastings Group are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 2,453.80 to GBX 0 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Hastings Group is 17.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.45.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Hastings Group is 17.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 11.10.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHastings Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.50 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolLON:HSTG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.hastingsplc.com PhoneN/ADebt Debt-to-Equity Ratio39.87 Current Ratio0.90 Quick Ratio0.21Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio17.36 Forward P/E Ratio0.07 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£741.30 million Price / Sales1.64 Cash FlowGBX 10.10 per share Price / Cash Flow18.22 Book ValueGBX 97.20 per share Price / Book1.89Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees3,400 Outstanding Shares661,484,992Market Cap£1.22 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable LSE:HSTG Rates by TradingView Receive HSTG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSTG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Hastings Group (LON:HSTG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Hastings Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Hastings Group's stock was trading at GBX 155 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HSTG stock has increased by 18.7% and is now trading at GBX 184. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Hastings Group? 12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hastings Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Hastings Group. How were Hastings Group's earnings last quarter? Hastings Group Hldg PLC (LON:HSTG) released its earnings results on Thursday, March, 1st. The company reported $22.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $21.60 by $0.40. The company earned $856.10 million during the quarter. View Hastings Group's earnings history. How often does Hastings Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Hastings Group? Hastings Group declared a dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 5.50 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 16th. This is a positive change from Hastings Group's previous dividend of GBX 4.50. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Hastings Group's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for HSTG? 12 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Hastings Group's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 160 to GBX 235. On average, they expect Hastings Group's stock price to reach GBX 203.42 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hastings Group. Has Hastings Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about HSTG stock have trended extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hastings Group earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutHastings Group. Who are some of Hastings Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Hastings Group include RSA Insurance Group (RSA), Beazley (BEZ), Sirius International Insurance Group (SG), Kingsway Financial Services (KFS), ADMIRAL GRP/ADR (AMIGY), INS AUS GRP LTD/ADR (IAUGY), Inter Pipeline (IFCZF), RSA Insurance Group (RSNAY), RSA Insurance Group (RSAIF), Sampo Oyj (SAXPF) and SUNCORP GRP LTD/S (SNMCY). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Hastings Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hastings Group investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Renishaw (RSW), Spirent Communications (SPT), Rotork (ROR), Hiscox (HSX), Anglo American (NGLOY), Diamondcorp (DCP), Discoverie Group (DSCV), Polar Capital (POLR) and Rio Tinto (RIO). Who are Hastings Group's key executives? Hastings Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Tobias Adriaan van der Meer, CEO & Director (Age 41)Mr. John Worth, Group Chief Financial Officer (Age 55)John Armstrong, Head of Investor RelationsMs. Carole Jones, Group HR Director (Age 59)Mr. Anthony S. Leppard, Company Sec. What is Hastings Group's stock symbol? Hastings Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "HSTG." How do I buy shares of Hastings Group? Shares of HSTG 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. What is Hastings Group's stock price today? One share of HSTG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 184. How big of a company is Hastings Group? Hastings Group has a market capitalization of £1.22 billion and generates £741.30 million in revenue each year. Hastings Group employs 3,400 workers across the globe. What is Hastings Group's official website? The official website for Hastings Group is www.hastingsplc.com. This page was last updated on 5/31/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
