Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG)

London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
263.80
+0.80 (0.30%)
Feb 21, 2025, 5:00 PM BST
61.84%
Market Cap 3.43B
Revenue (ttm) 3.38B
Net Income (ttm) 302.60M
Shares Out 1.30B
EPS (ttm) 0.23
PE Ratio 11.48
Forward PE 17.23
Dividend 0.04 (1.52%)
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 12, 2024
Volume 16,163,794
Average Volume 8,114,928
Open 263.60
Previous Close 263.00
Day's Range 261.00 - 269.00
52-Week Range 147.10 - 271.00
Beta 0.45
RSI 52.89
Earnings Date Mar 4, 2025

About LON:DLG

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. The company also provides management, motor accident vehicle repair, insurance intermediary, support and operational, legal, sof... [Read more]

Sector Financials
Founded 1985
Employees 10,131
Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol DLG
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How The UK Dividend Stocks Portfolio Performed In 2024

The portfolio's primary goal is to have a high dividend yield, and on that front, it's firing on all cylinders, with a dividend yield of 5.4%. The UK motor finance industry has been seriously impacted...

6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

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Colin Butcher and his dog Molly are increasingly in demand as bereft owners hunt for missing cats and dogs On a chilly December morning, Colin Butcher and his dog, Molly, are on the streets of Hayward...

7 weeks ago - The Guardian

Aviva credit rating at risk after £3.7 billion Direct Line deal

Direct Line shareholders are expected to approve the takeover in the first quarter of 2025 with the deal set to be completed by the middle of the year.

2 months ago - This is Money

Aviva buys Direct Line, gaining share of the UK motor insurance market

Earlier this year, Direct Line rejected two takeover bids from the Belgian insurer Ageas where the second offer valued the firm at £3.2bn, which Direct Line branded as "unattractive" offer for shareho...

2 months ago - Euronews

2,000 jobs set to be lost in Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of Direct Line

Groups agree deal to control a fifth of UK motor insurance market

2 months ago - Financial Times

Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for £3.7bn

Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for £3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline.

2 months ago - Sky News

Aviva agrees to buy U.K. insurer Direct Line for £3.7 billion

Aviva started hunting for acquisitions again after CEO Amanda Blanc pursued a series of divestments that slimmed down the insurer and left it more focused on the U.K.

2 months ago - Fortune

Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line for £3.7 Billion

Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer.

2 months ago - Financial Post

Aviva to buy Direct Line in £3.7bn deal, putting 2,300 jobs at risk

Insurance takeover is likely to cast a pall of uncertainty over Christmas for many staff of combined group Business live – latest updates Aviva has agreed to buy rival insurer Direct Line for £3.7bn, ...

2 months ago - The Guardian

Aviva Acquires Direct Line for £3.7 Billion to Form UK's Largest Insurer

Aviva Acquires Direct Line for £3.7 Billion to Form UK's Largest Insurer

2 months ago - GuruFocus

Aviva Makes Firm $4.7 Billion Offer For Direct Line

2 months ago - The Wall Street Journal

Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line in £3.7 Billion Deal

Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer.

2 months ago - BNN Bloomberg

UK insurer Aviva to buy Direct Line in $4.65 bln deal

British insurer Aviva has reached an agreement to buy smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7 billion pound ($4.65 billion) cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday, creating the UK's largest home...

2 months ago - Reuters

Direct Line launches new motor insurance products on price comparison website

The group announced in July that it planned to launch on price comparison websites for the first time in its history.

2 months ago - Evening Standard

UK watchdog says Direct Line breached rules over insurance add-on

Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that Direct Line breached an order by erroneously adding a 'No Claims Bonus Protection' add-on to customers' policies without their permission.

2 months ago - Reuters

Direct Line: A Tale Of Dividend Cuts And Takeovers

As investments go, Direct Line has been a mixed bag. The shares initially fell more than 50% shortly after I'd bought them, and then rebounded by about 100% following a recent takeover offer from Aviv...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Aviva: Direct Line Potential Acquisition Implications

Aviva's potential acquisition of Direct Line could enhance shareholder returns, with a 15% EPS accretion expected two years post-deal.

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line in 3.6bn insurance deal: is it time to buy shares?

Direct Lines share price has jumped but still hovers below the 275p offer, with various elements still to be confirmed

2 months ago - MoneyWeek

UK insurers Aviva and Direct Line agree on sweetened takeover bid

The UK insurance firm Aviva has improved on an earlier deal rejected by its smaller competitor Direct Line.

2 months ago - Euronews

Insurance giant Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for $4.6 billion

Aviva, the U.K.’s largest insurance company, has agreed to fully-acquire Direct Line for 275 pence per share, or £3.6 billion ($4.6 billion)

2 months ago - MarketWatch

Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line in £3.6bn insurance deal

Combined group would control a fifth of UK motor insurance market

2 months ago - Financial Times

Aviva set to buy Direct Line as insurance giant prepares sweetened £3.6bn deal

Direct Line is set to back a sweetened £3.6billion takeover by Aviva after the insurance giant's first offer was rejected.

2 months ago - This is Money

Aviva set to buy Direct Line to create $21bln British insurer

If the deal goes through, it would create a nearly $21.23bln London-listed insurer, bigger than Legal & General and only slightly behind No.1 Prudential in terms of market value

2 months ago - Zawya

Aviva agrees £3.6bn deal to buy Direct Line; new bid to buy Thames Water – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as FTSE 100 insurer agrees takeover of smaller rival Good morning, and welcome back to our love coverage of business, economics and ...

2 months ago - The Guardian