Hiscox (HSX) Competitors

Admiral Group (LON:ADM) and Hiscox (LON:HSX) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, ADM or HSX?

Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hiscox has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADM or HSX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Admiral Group	8.82%	38.14%	4.96%
Hiscox	19.07%	21.64%	4.09%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ADM or HSX?

60.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Hiscox shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ADM or HSX a better dividend stock?

Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Admiral Group pays out 66.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hiscox pays out 18.4% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADM or HSX?

Hiscox has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Admiral Group	£4.54B	2.44	£400.40M	£131.05	27.67
Hiscox	£4.60B	1.22	£876.88M	£162.97	8.01

Does the media favor ADM or HSX?

In the previous week, Admiral Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hiscox. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Admiral Group and 1 mentions for Hiscox. Hiscox's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Admiral Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Hiscox is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Admiral Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hiscox	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ADM or HSX?

Admiral Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,852.50, indicating a potential downside of 21.33%. Hiscox has a consensus target price of GBX 1,480, indicating a potential upside of 13.41%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hiscox is more favorable than Admiral Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Admiral Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hiscox	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Hiscox beats Admiral Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.