Direct Line Insurance Group plc

DB:D1LN Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.8b

Direct Line Insurance Group Valuation

Is D1LN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of D1LN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: D1LN (€2.18) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€5.04)

Significantly Below Fair Value: D1LN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for D1LN?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

D1LN key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA146.8x
PEG Ratio0.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does D1LN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for D1LN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.4x
WUW Wüstenrot & Württembergische
8.8x11.6%€1.2b
NBG6 NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs-AG
18.2x25.6%€760.3m
TLX Talanx
11.4x5.9%€18.0b
HNR1 Hannover Rück
15x9.6%€27.5b
D1LN Direct Line Insurance Group
11.7x15.2%€2.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: D1LN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the peer average (13.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does D1LN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: D1LN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is D1LN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

D1LN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.7x
Fair PE Ratio9.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: D1LN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst D1LN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€2.18
€2.66
+22.3%
9.2%€3.28€2.28n/a13
Apr ’25€2.26
€2.56
+13.3%
9.8%€2.81€1.99n/a12
Mar ’25€2.34
€2.46
+5.3%
22.7%€4.09€1.75n/a13
Feb ’25€1.95
€2.47
+26.7%
20.8%€4.10€1.76n/a15
Jan ’25€2.10
€2.39
+13.8%
23.4%€4.08€1.75n/a14
Dec ’24€2.24
€2.38
+6.5%
23.6%€4.09€1.75n/a14
Nov ’24€1.67
€2.21
+32.5%
25.9%€4.03€1.73n/a13
Oct ’24€1.94
€2.29
+17.9%
28.3%€4.04€1.73n/a13
Sep ’24€1.82
€2.29
+25.8%
26.2%€4.09€1.75n/a17
Aug ’24€1.69
€2.27
+34.2%
26.4%€4.04€1.73n/a17
Jul ’24€1.49
€2.34
+56.8%
24.4%€4.06€1.76n/a18
Jun ’24€1.87
€2.32
+24.4%
24.4%€4.02€1.75n/a18
May ’24€1.91
€2.33
+21.6%
24.7%€3.96€1.72n/a17
Apr ’24€1.51
€2.29
+51.6%
26.5%€3.98€1.55€2.2617
Mar ’24€2.03
€2.32
+14.2%
25.6%€3.97€1.61€2.3418
Feb ’24€2.06
€2.53
+22.7%
24.9%€3.99€1.62€1.9518
Jan ’24€2.49
€2.83
+13.5%
17.9%€4.07€1.98€2.1018
Dec ’23€2.43
€2.82
+16.0%
17.7%€4.07€1.98€2.2418
Nov ’23€2.35
€2.86
+21.9%
17.2%€4.06€2.03€1.6719
Oct ’23€2.15
€2.85
+32.7%
16.6%€3.96€2.15€1.9418
Sep ’23€2.35
€2.99
+27.1%
17.2%€4.15€2.08€1.8218
Aug ’23€2.48
€3.05
+23.2%
17.1%€4.17€2.09€1.6919
Jul ’23€2.89
€3.65
+26.2%
9.1%€4.31€3.14€1.4918
Jun ’23€3.05
€3.74
+22.5%
8.1%€4.35€3.18€1.8718
May ’23€3.10
€4.05
+30.6%
7.5%€4.69€3.57€1.9118
Apr ’23€3.24
€4.03
+24.5%
7.3%€4.67€3.54€1.5118

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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