Hiscox (HSX) Competitors GBX 1,249 +8.00 (+0.64%) As of 12:27 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HSX vs. ADM, RSA, DLG, HSTG, HUW, PGH, FBH, AV, AIBG, and LGENShould 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 Admiral Group RSA Insurance Group Direct Line Insurance Group Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Helios Underwriting Personal Group FBD Aviva AIB Group Legal & General Group Hiscox (LON:HSX) and Admiral Group (LON:ADM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSX or ADM? 68.2% of Hiscox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hiscox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Admiral Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HSX or ADM 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 Hiscox19.07% 21.64% 4.09% Admiral Group 8.82%38.14%4.96% Is HSX or ADM a better dividend stock? Hiscox pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Admiral Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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. Do analysts recommend HSX or ADM? Hiscox presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,455, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Given Hiscox's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Admiral Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor HSX or ADM? In the previous week, Hiscox had 1 more articles in the media than Admiral Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hiscox and 2 mentions for Admiral Group. Admiral Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Hiscox's score of 0.20 indicating that Admiral Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hiscox 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Admiral Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, HSX or ADM? Hiscox has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Admiral Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HSX or ADM? 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 RatioHiscox£4.60B1.17£876.88M£162.977.66Admiral Group£4.54B2.21£400.40M£131.0525.03 SummaryHiscox beats Admiral Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hiscox News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHiscoxInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.38B£15.36B£6.14B£2.97BDividend Yield3.09%4.51%4.18%5.02%P/E Ratio7.6613.1112.95151.20Price / Sales1.17100.881,747.79252,273.63Price / Cash3.315.14128.3627.97Price / Book1.313.011.914.55Net Income£876.88M£914.48M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.30%1.45%0.97%1.80%1 Month Performance-5.24%2.21%3.26%4.52%1 Year Performance0.81%29.38%16.51%79.93% Hiscox Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSXHiscox2.1987 of 5 starsGBX 1,249+0.6%GBX 1,455+16.5%-2.1%£5.38B£4.60B7.663,000Gap UpADMAdmiral Group1.1178 of 5 starsGBX 3,254.75-0.5%N/A+26.8%£9.96B£4.54B24.8442,000News CoverageRSARSA Insurance GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£7.10B£6.55B22.2111,840DLGDirect Line Insurance GroupN/AGBX 305-0.5%GBX 227.50-25.4%+56.8%£3.96B£3.00B16.1110,131High Trading VolumeHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumeHUWHelios Underwriting0.8848 of 5 starsGBX 222.80-1.4%GBX 239+7.3%+31.0%£160.04M£247.79M9.343Gap DownHigh Trading VolumePGHPersonal Group1.5925 of 5 starsGBX 296-0.7%GBX 262.50-11.3%+72.9%£91.24M£33.69M19.86259News CoverageFBHFBDN/AN/AN/AN/A£5.26M£422.78M6.82950AVAviva1.2469 of 5 starsGBX 619.20-0.3%GBX 592.50-4.3%+30.8%£16.64B£37.44B12.7626,382High Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 582-3.0%N/A+36.5%£16.26B£5.27B7.9510,551LGENLegal & General Group1.7165 of 5 starsGBX 255.52+0.4%GBX 268.33+5.0%+7.8%£14.98B£47.90B47.1711,956 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADM Competitors RSA Competitors DLG Competitors HSTG Competitors HUW Competitors PGH Competitors FBH Competitors AV Competitors AIBG Competitors LGEN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HSX) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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