Admiral Group (LON:ADM) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,725.19 ($35.21) and traded as high as GBX 2,850 ($36.82). Admiral Group shares last traded at GBX 2,844.27 ($36.75), with a volume of 1,012,181 shares traded.

Admiral Group Trading Up 0.5 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £8.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,839.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,725.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 115.01, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 7.57.

Admiral Group (LON:ADM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported GBX 216.60 ($2.80) earnings per share for the quarter. Admiral Group had a return on equity of 38.14% and a net margin of 8.82%. On average, research analysts forecast that Admiral Group plc will post 161.0199297 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Admiral Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of GBX 121 ($1.56) per share. This is an increase from Admiral Group’s previous dividend of $71.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.02%. Admiral Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.