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Direct Line Insurance Group plcLSE:DLG Stock Report

Market Cap UK£4.0b
Share Price
UK£3.05
My Fair Value
UK£2.78
9.9% overvalued intrinsic discount
1Y56.4%
7D-0.3%
Portfolio Value
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Direct Line Insurance Group plc

LSE:DLG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£4.0b

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Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG) Stock Overview

Provides general insurance products and services in the United Kingdom. More details

DLG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Direct Line Insurance Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£3.05
52 Week HighUK£3.10
52 Week LowUK£1.47
Beta0.50
1 Month Change2.49%
3 Month Change7.24%
1 Year Change56.41%
3 Year Change29.07%
5 Year Change8.54%
Change since IPO48.71%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

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New Strategies And Partnerships Will Boost Future Prospects

The new Motor strategy and partnership with Motability aim to enhance revenue and profit margins, bolstering future earnings growth.

Shareholder Returns

DLGGB InsuranceGB Market
7D-0.3%0.02%2.2%
1Y56.4%31.6%13.4%

Return vs Industry: DLG exceeded the UK Insurance industry which returned 26.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DLG exceeded the UK Market which returned 5.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DLG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DLG volatility
DLG Average Weekly Movement2.9%
Insurance Industry Average Movement3.5%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: DLG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: DLG's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19859,053Adam Winslowwww.directlinegroup.co.uk

Direct Line Insurance Group plc provides general insurance products and services in the United Kingdom. It operates through Motor and Non-Motor segments. The company offers motor,

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 capUK£3.97b
Earnings (TTM)UK£146.00m
Revenue (TTM)UK£4.79b
27.2x
P/E Ratio
0.8x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DLG income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£4.79b
Cost of RevenueUK£4.44b
Gross ProfitUK£350.90m
Other ExpensesUK£204.90m
EarningsUK£146.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.11
Gross Margin7.32%
Net Profit Margin3.05%
Debt/Equity Ratio13.2%

How did DLG perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.3%
Current Dividend Yield
62%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/01 11:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/01 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Direct Line Insurance Group plc is covered by 16 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joanna ParsonsCanaccord Genuity
Zhen Xiong LyeCFRA Equity Research
James ShuckCitigroup Inc