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Hiscox (HSX) Competitors

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GBX 1,353 +9.00 (+0.67%)
As of 08/8/2025 12:30 PM Eastern

HSX vs. ADM, RSA, DLG, HSTG, HUW, PGH, FBH, AV, AIBG, and LGEN

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), Aviva (AV), AIB Group (AIBG), and Legal & General Group (LGEN).

Hiscox vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hiscox£4.60B1.27£876.88M£162.978.30
Admiral Group£4.54B2.26£400.40M£131.0525.56

In the previous week, Hiscox had 23 more articles in the media than Admiral Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Hiscox and 3 mentions for Admiral Group. Hiscox's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Admiral Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Hiscox is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

Hiscox presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,480, indicating a potential upside of 9.39%. Admiral Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,386.67, indicating a potential downside of 28.76%. 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
Hiscox
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Admiral Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

68.2% of Hiscox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Admiral Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hiscox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Hiscox19.07% 21.64% 4.09%
Admiral Group 8.82%38.14%4.96%

Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hiscox pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Admiral Group pays out 66.4% 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.

Summary

Hiscox beats Admiral Group on 12 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.
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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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HSX vs. The Competition

MetricHiscoxInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£5.83B£14.52B£6.35B£3.07B
Dividend Yield3.09%4.51%4.19%5.03%
P/E Ratio8.3013.3014.29170.65
Price / Sales1.27107.121,839.83303,754.89
Price / Cash3.315.14127.2327.96
Price / Book1.423.032.264.52
Net Income£876.88M£914.48M£1.23B£5.90B
7 Day Performance6.70%0.38%1.66%1.23%
1 Month Performance8.33%-0.28%2.45%3.62%
1 Year Performance15.94%31.23%25.88%58.36%

Hiscox Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSX
Hiscox
1.2174 of 5 stars
GBX 1,353
+0.7%
GBX 1,480
+9.4%
+19.1%£5.83B£4.60B8.303,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
High Trading Volume
ADM
Admiral Group
1.3626 of 5 stars
GBX 3,436
-0.7%
GBX 2,386.67
-30.5%
+25.8%£10.51B£4.54B26.2242,000
RSA
RSA Insurance Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.10B£6.55B22.2111,840
DLG
Direct Line Insurance Group
N/AGBX 305
flat
GBX 240
-21.3%
+75.3%£3.96B£3.00B16.1110,131High Trading Volume
HSTG
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading Volume
HUW
Helios Underwriting
N/AGBX 207.75
-1.1%
GBX 239
+15.0%
+21.6%£149.23M£247.79M8.713
PGH
Personal Group
1.1247 of 5 stars
GBX 330
+1.2%
GBX 288.50
-12.6%
+115.4%£101.72M£33.69M22.14259News Coverage
FBH
FBD
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.26M£422.78M6.82950
AV
Aviva
1.6721 of 5 stars
GBX 644.40
+1.6%
GBX 636
-1.3%
+36.0%£17.31B£37.44B13.2826,382High Trading Volume
AIBG
AIB Group
N/AGBX 576
flat
N/A+42.2%£16.09B£5.27B7.8710,551News Coverage
LGEN
Legal & General Group
1.8428 of 5 stars
GBX 261.50
+1.0%
GBX 268.33
+2.6%
+16.2%£15.33B£47.90B48.2711,956Positive News
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This page (LON:HSX) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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