HSX vs. ADM, RSA, DLG, HSTG, HUW, PGH, FBH, AIBG, LGEN, and SMT
Should you be buying Hiscox stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hiscox include Admiral Group (ADM), RSA Insurance Group (RSA), Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Helios Underwriting (HUW), Personal Group (PGH), FBD (FBH), AIB Group (AIBG), Legal & General Group (LGEN), and Scottish Mortgage (SMT).
Hiscox vs. Its Competitors
Hiscox (LON:HSX) and Admiral Group (LON:ADM) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Hiscox had 2 more articles in the media than Admiral Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hiscox and 4 mentions for Admiral Group. Hiscox's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Admiral Group's score of 0.72 indicating that Hiscox is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hiscox has a net margin of 19.07% compared to Admiral Group's net margin of 8.82%. Admiral Group's return on equity of 38.14% beat Hiscox's return on equity.
Hiscox has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.
71.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hiscox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hiscox has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Admiral Group. Hiscox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Admiral Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hiscox pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Admiral Group pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Hiscox presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,480, suggesting a potential upside of 5.87%. Admiral Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,752, suggesting a potential downside of 18.58%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hiscox is more favorable than Admiral Group.
Summary
Hiscox beats Admiral Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HSX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:HSX) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
