GBP2.49
5.59% day before yesterday
London, Dec 06, 05:38 pm CET
ISIN
GB00BY9D0Y18
Symbol
DLG
Sector
Industry

Direct Line Insurance Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Direct Line Insurance Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
38%
Hold
62%

Direct Line Insurance Price Target

Target Price GBP2.30
Price GBP2.49
Deviation
Number of Estimates 11
11 Analysts have issued a price target Direct Line Insurance 2025 . The average Direct Line Insurance target price is GBP2.30. This is lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 13 analysts: 5 Analysts recommend Direct Line Insurance to buy, 8 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Direct Line Insurance stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the Direct Line Insurance stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Billion GBP 3.80 3.51
10.04% 7.56%
Net Margin 5.47% 3.62%
176.53% 33.86%

8 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Direct Line Insurance 2024 . The average Direct Line Insurance sales estimate is

GBP3.5b
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. This is
21.63% lower
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
GBP4.4b 1.33%
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, the lowest is
GBP2.5b 43.18%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 GBP3.8b 10.04%
2024
GBP3.5b 7.56%
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2025
GBP3.6b 1.89%
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2026
GBP3.7b 3.77%
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2027
GBP4.5b 22.27%
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2028
GBP4.1b 9.11%
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10 Direct Line Insurance Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Direct Line Insurance net profit estimate is

GBP127m
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. This is
57.47% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
GBP161m 46.21%
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, the lowest is
GBP80.6m 73.04%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 GBP208m 184.21%
2024
GBP127m 38.86%
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2025
GBP259m 103.69%
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2026
GBP329m 27.07%
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2027
GBP313m 5.02%
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2028
GBP328m 4.83%
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Net Margin

2023 5.47% 176.53%
2024
3.62% 33.86%
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2025
7.24% 100.00%
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2026
8.86% 22.38%
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2027
6.88% 22.35%
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2028
7.94% 15.41%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share GBP 0.16 0.10
184.21% 37.50%
P/E 25.48
EV/Sales 0.64

10 Analysts have issued a Direct Line Insurance forecast for earnings per share. The average Direct Line Insurance <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

GBP0.10
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. This is
56.52% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
GBP0.12 47.83%
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, the lowest is
GBP0.06 73.91%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 GBP0.16 184.21%
2024
GBP0.10 37.50%
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2025
GBP0.20 100.00%
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2026
GBP0.25 25.00%
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2027
GBP0.24 4.00%
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2028
GBP0.25 4.17%
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P/E ratio

Current 10.69 208.86%
2024
25.48 138.35%
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2025
12.51 50.90%
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2026
9.84 21.34%
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2027
10.36 5.28%
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2028
9.89 4.54%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Direct Line Insurance stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 0.50 25.00%
2024
0.64 27.46%
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2025
0.63 1.85%
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2026
0.60 3.65%
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2027
0.49 18.20%
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2028
0.54 10.02%
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P/S ratio

Current 0.72 3.28%
2024
0.92 27.59%
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2025
0.90 1.85%
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2026
0.87 3.64%
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2027
0.71 18.22%
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2028
0.78 10.02%
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