Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Insider Buys £151.74 in Stock

Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) insider Jane Poole purchased 54 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 281 ($3.64) per share, with a total value of £151.74 ($196.45).

Jane Poole also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 27th, Jane Poole purchased 54 shares of Direct Line Insurance Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 275 ($3.56) per share, with a total value of £148.50 ($192.26).
• On Monday, January 27th, Jane Poole purchased 56 shares of Direct Line Insurance Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 267 ($3.46) per share, for a total transaction of £149.52 ($193.58).

Direct Line Insurance Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON DLG traded up GBX 0.40 ($0.01) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 282.40 ($3.66). 1,093,856 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,086,762. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.83, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 19.57. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.42. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 271.34 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 224.58. Direct Line Insurance Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 147.10 ($1.90) and a 1 year high of GBX 289.80 ($3.75).

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 11.20 ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter. Direct Line Insurance Group had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 12.96%. On average, analysts forecast that Direct Line Insurance Group plc will post 21.3365735 earnings per share for the current year.

Direct Line Insurance Group Company Profile

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.