Direct Line Insurance Group plc (DLG) is a publicly traded insurance - property and casualty business based in the UK which employs around 10,150 staff. Direct Line is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in sterling. Its current price of 189.5p is 2.2% up on its price a month ago (185.4p).
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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Direct Line), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Direct Line is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| Icon | Fund | 5-year performance | 1-year performance (to October 2023) | Link to invest |
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 | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID) | 1.77% | -0.53% | Capital at risk |
 | Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (S250) | 1.20% | -0.66% | Capital at risk |
 | Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D (XMCX) | 1.08% | -0.67% | Capital at risk |
 | HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP (HMCX) | 0.22% | -0.74% | Capital at risk |
 | iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (MIDD) | 0.16% | -0.78% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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Over the last 12 months, Direct Line's shares have ranged in value from as little as 129.3592 up to 235.0927. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Direct Line's is 0.439. This would suggest that Direct Line's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 189.5
| 1 week (2024-04-17) | -2.07% |
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| 1 month (2024-03-24) | 2.21% |
| 3 months (2024-01-24) | 10.62% |
| 6 months (2023-10-24) | 21.01% |
| 1 year (2023-04-24) | 11.11% |
| 2 years (2022-04-24) | -26.29% |
| 3 years (2021-04-22) | -36.41% |
| 5 years (2019-04-24) | -44.59% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Direct Line P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Direct Line's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Direct Line shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 09 November, 2023 (10). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Direct Line's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Direct Line's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5586. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Direct Line's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Direct Line's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Direct Line's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £7.4 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Direct Line's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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