Admiral Group (LON:ADM) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,750.05 ($36.44) and traded as high as GBX 3,256 ($43.14). Admiral Group shares last traded at GBX 3,230 ($42.80), with a volume of 928,957 shares.

Admiral Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 115.01, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 7.57. The company has a market cap of £9.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,955.43 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,750.05.

Admiral Group (LON:ADM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 216.60 ($2.87) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Admiral Group had a return on equity of 38.14% and a net margin of 8.82%. On average, research analysts predict that Admiral Group plc will post 161.0199297 EPS for the current year.

Admiral Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a GBX 121 ($1.60) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This is an increase from Admiral Group’s previous dividend of $71.00. Admiral Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.39%.

About Admiral Group

Admiral Group plc is an established financial services provider offering motor, household, travel and pet insurance, as well as personal lending products, trading in five countries, namely the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the US. Founded in 1993, Admiral has grown to become an established multinational and multi-product insurer and is proud to be Wales’ only FTSE 100 Company.