Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG)

Sector:

Insurance

Index:

FTSE 250

 193.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.000p
  • 52 Week High: 225.80p
  • 52 Week Low: 133.90p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,311.39m
  • Volume: 1,523,431
  • Market Cap: £2,537.54m
  • RiskGrade: 472

DLG Overview

Direct Line Group is one of the largest insurance companies in the UK and home to several well-known insurance brands. Our mission is to be brilliant for customers every day. We have some of the strongest and most recognisable insurance brands including Direct Line, Churchill, Green Flag, NIG and Darwin. Through these trusted brands we offer a range of insurance products that help protect customers motors, homes, holidays, pets and businesses.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.1% 0.0%
Div Cover 4.0 1.1
Op Mrgn 7.3% 9.6%
ROCE 13.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 12.2 13.1
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.8
Pr/Book 1.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 11.5% -11.9%
PBT n/a 9.7%
EPS n/a -4.9%
DPS -47.4% 258.9%

DLG Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-19 3,202.60 509.70 29.50p 10.6 n/a -11% 7.20p 2.3%
31-Dec-20 3,189.30 451.40 25.80p 12.4 n/a -12% 22.10p 6.9%
31-Dec-21 3,168.00 446.00 24.50p 11.4 n/a -5% 22.70p 8.1%
31-Dec-22 3,229.10 (301.80) (19.10)p n/a n/a n/a 7.60p 3.4%
31-Dec-23 3,601.70 277.40 15.90p 11.4 n/a n/a 4.00p 2.2%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

DLG Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-24 3,173.03 304.41 15.12p 12.8 n/a -5% 14.36p 0.0%
31-Dec-25 3,374.81 437.47 23.54p 8.2 0.1 +56% 17.94p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 3,569.04 511.00 27.52p 7.0 0.4 +17% 20.05p 0.0%

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DLG Company Announcements

Direct Line Group to appoint new CFO 10-Apr-2024 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 09-Apr-2024 17:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 09-Apr-2024 16:00 RNS

DLG ShareCast News

London close: Stocks finish higher as US inflati... 10-Apr-2024 ShareCast
Direct Line replaces CFO with another Aviva exec 10-Apr-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks manage gains ahead of US pa... 04-Apr-2024 ShareCast

DLG Top Newspaper Links

RBS sells almost all of its stake in Direct Line 27-Feb-2014 Express & Star
RBS expected to raise £1.1bn as it accelerates s... 27-Feb-2014 Daily Mail
RBS sells Direct Line stake on eve of revealing ... 27-Feb-2014 The Independent

Latest DLG Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
28-Mar-24 Sell Neil Manser 198.00p 23,784 £47,092.32
27-Mar-24 Transfer From Neil Manser 0.000p 39 £0.00
27-Mar-24 Buy Neil Manser 192.32p 78 £150.01

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

DLG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 193.50p
Change Today 0.000p
% Change 0.00 %
52 Week High 225.80p
52 Week Low 133.90p
Volume 1,523,431
Shares Issued 1,311.39m
Market Cap £2,537.54m
RiskGrade 472

DLG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
58.81% above the market average58.81% above the market average58.81% above the market average58.81% above the market average58.81% above the market average
40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average40.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
52.32% above the market average52.32% above the market average52.32% above the market average52.32% above the market average52.32% above the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average
Income
88.97% above the market average88.97% above the market average88.97% above the market average88.97% above the market average88.97% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
49.08% below the market average49.08% below the market average49.08% below the market average49.08% below the market average49.08% below the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 2
Neutral 5
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
buy
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DLG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 04-Apr-24 11-Aug-22
Paid 17-May-24 09-Sep-22
Amount 4.00p 7.60p

Trades for 19-Apr-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,127,636 @ 193.50p
16:35 1,835 @ 193.50p
16:35 1,500 @ 193.50p
16:35 1,835 @ 193.50p
16:35 1,836 @ 193.50p

DLG Key Personnel

Chair Danuta Gray
CEO Adam Winslow

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