DLG Stock Overview Engages in the provision of general insurance products and services in the United Kingdom. More details
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Direct Line Insurance Group plc Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Direct Line Insurance Group Historical stock prices Current Share Price UK£2.43 52 Week High UK£2.58 52 Week Low UK£1.47 Beta 0.44 1 Month Change 53.64% 3 Month Change 38.15% 1 Year Change 30.54% 3 Year Change -11.78% 5 Year Change -23.69% Change since IPO 18.29%
Recent News & Updates
Price target increased by 8.1% to UK£2.34 Dec 06
High number of new directors Dec 06 Aviva plc (LSE:AV.) cancelled the acquisition of Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LSE:DLG) for £3.25 billion. Nov 28
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Appoints Carol Hagh as Member of Its Remuneration Committee Nov 01
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Directorate and Committee Changes Oct 10
First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.028 (vs UK£0.046 loss in 1H 2023) Sep 06 See more updates
Price target increased by 8.1% to UK£2.34 Dec 06
High number of new directors Dec 06 Aviva plc (LSE:AV.) cancelled the acquisition of Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LSE:DLG) for £3.25 billion. Nov 28
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Appoints Carol Hagh as Member of Its Remuneration Committee Nov 01
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Directorate and Committee Changes Oct 10
First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.028 (vs UK£0.046 loss in 1H 2023) Sep 06
Consensus revenue estimates decrease by 19% Sep 04
Direct Line Insurance Group plc to Declare A Dividend, Payable on 11 October 2024 Sep 04
Direct Line Insurance Group plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Sep 04, 2024 Jul 04
High number of new directors Jun 13
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Approves Final Dividend May 09
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Significant Leadership Changes May 03 Direct Line Insurance Group plc Appoints Jane Poole as Board of Director, Effective October 2024 Ageas Plans Not to Make Further Offer for Direct Line Insurance Mar 25
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Proposes Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2023, Payable on 17 May 2024 Mar 23 Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Directorate Change ageas SA/NV (ENXTBR:AGS) cancelled the acquisition of Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LSE:DLG). Mar 15
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Appoints Tracy Corrigan as Chair of Sustainability Committee ageas SA/NV (ENXTBR:AGS) made an offer to acquire Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LSE:DLG) for £3 billion.
Direct Line Insurance Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 21, 2024 Feb 09
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Directorate Change Dec 07
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Appoints David Neave as Independent Non-Executive Director Oct 20
Direct Line Insurance Group plc(LSE:DLG) dropped from FTSE All-World Index (USD) Sep 18
First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.046 loss per share (vs UK£0.003 loss in 1H 2022) Sep 11 RSA Insurance Group Limited signed an agreement to acquire Brokered commercial insurance business from Direct Line Insurance Group plc for £550 million. Sep 08
High number of new directors Sep 07
Direct Line Insurance Announces CEO Changes Sep 01
Direct Line Insurance Group plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Sep 07, 2023 Jun 02
Acting Chief Executive Officer recently sold UK£142k worth of stock Jun 01
Acting Chief Executive Officer exercised options and sold UK£60k worth of stock Mar 30
Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Mar 14
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 39% Feb 24
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Appoints Mark Lewis as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective 30 March 2023 Feb 18
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 15% Feb 12
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 21% Feb 04
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18% Jan 28 Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Directorate Change
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13% Jan 26
Consensus forecasts updated Jan 12
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week Jan 11
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Omits to Pay Final Dividend for the Financial Year 2022 Jan 11
CEO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£484k worth of stock Dec 02 Direct Line Insurance Group plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 07, 2023
First half 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Aug 03
Consensus forecasts updated Aug 02
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Interim Dividend, Payable on 9 September 2022 Aug 02
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12% Jul 19
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week Jul 18
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2022 Jul 18 Direct Line Insurance Group plc Announces Board Appointments
Managing Director of Commercial exercised options and sold UK£514k worth of stock Apr 05
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share Mar 31
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15 Mar 26 Direct Line Insurance Group plc Recommends Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2021, Payable on 17 May 2022 Mar 10
Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Mar 09
Chief Operating Officer exercised options and sold UK£295k worth of stock Sep 04
Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought UK£51k worth of stock Sep 03
First half 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.14 (vs UK£0.14 in 1H 2020) Aug 05
Independent Non-Executive Director has left the company May 21
CFO & Executive Director has left the company May 21
Chief Operating Officer exercised options and sold UK£556k worth of stock Apr 04
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.15 per share Apr 01
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS UK£0.26 (vs UK£0.29 in FY 2019) Mar 26
Has Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health? Mar 12
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS UK£0.26 (vs UK£0.29 in FY 2019) Mar 10
Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints Mar 10 Shareholder Returns DLG GB Insurance GB Market 7D -1.8% -2.8% -1.2% 1Y 30.5% -2.6% 17.5%
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Return vs Market: DLG exceeded the UK Market which returned 17.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is DLG's price volatile compared to industry and market? DLG volatility DLG Average Weekly Movement 12.1% Insurance Industry Average Movement 4.2% Market Average Movement 4.9% 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market 10.4% 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market 2.6%
Stable Share Price: DLG's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: DLG's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
About the Company Direct Line Insurance Group plc engages in the provision of general insurance products and services in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Motor, Home, Rescue and Other Personal Lines, and Commercial segments. It offers motor, home, van, landlord, rescue, pet, tradesperson, business, creditor and select, and travel insurance products, as well as commercial insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Show more Direct Line Insurance Group plc Fundamentals Summary How do Direct Line Insurance Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? DLG fundamental statistics Market cap UK£3.16b Earnings (TTM ) UK£302.60m Revenue (TTM ) UK£3.38b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) DLG income statement (TTM ) Revenue UK£3.38b Cost of Revenue UK£3.30b Gross Profit UK£75.80m Other Expenses -UK£226.80m Earnings UK£302.60m
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/17 01:29 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00 Earnings 2024/06/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources Direct Line Insurance Group plc is covered by 33 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Ivan Bokhmat Barclays Thomas Bateman Berenberg Michael Huttner Berenberg
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