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Swiss (SMI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M6.2%
  • 1Y26.3%
  • YTD25.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Insurance industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains from every company within the industry. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 26%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Dec 2024CHF 152.3bCHF 139.2bCHF 8.8b17.8x17.3x1.1x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024CHF 154.1bCHF 137.4bCHF 8.7b18.5x17.7x1.1x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024CHF 144.9bCHF 139.4bCHF 9.0b18.1x16x1x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024CHF 142.9bCHF 137.4bCHF 8.9b17.9x16x1x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024CHF 136.0bCHF 136.1bCHF 9.1b17x14.9x1x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024CHF 134.3bCHF 136.8bCHF 8.8b17.6x15.2x1x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024CHF 132.3bCHF 137.6bCHF 8.9b17.2x14.9x1x
Mon, 13 May 2024CHF 129.8bCHF 140.4bCHF 8.6b17x15.1x0.9x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024CHF 130.7bCHF 139.1bCHF 8.9b13.6x14.7x0.9x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024CHF 133.5bCHF 146.8bCHF 9.3b11.7x14.4x0.9x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024CHF 124.4bCHF 122.1bCHF 9.6b11.2x13x1x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024CHF 121.7bCHF 119.7bCHF 9.4b10.6x13x1x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023CHF 122.8bCHF 122.9bCHF 9.6b10.7x12.7x1x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023CHF 119.8bCHF 124.5bCHF 8.5b11.3x14x1x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023CHF 120.3bCHF 124.5bCHF 8.5b12.1x14.1x1x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023CHF 113.0bCHF 121.2bCHF 8.4b11.7x13.4x0.9x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023CHF 118.2bCHF 116.4bCHF 7.9b11.6x15x1x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023CHF 118.8bCHF 118.8bCHF 8.0b11.7x14.8x1x
Tue, 16 May 2023CHF 119.8bCHF 118.8bCHF 8.0b11.8x14.9x1x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023CHF 124.0bCHF 118.1bCHF 7.2b12.6x17.1x1x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023CHF 123.7bCHF 122.0bCHF 7.2b12.8x17.1x1x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023CHF 123.5bCHF 128.2bCHF 7.2b13.2x17.3x1x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023CHF 121.2bCHF 129.2bCHF 7.2b11.8x16.8x0.9x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022CHF 120.9bCHF 129.3bCHF 7.2b12.4x16.8x0.9x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022CHF 111.9bCHF 135.0bCHF 8.2b11.7x13.7x0.8x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022CHF 106.1bCHF 134.5bCHF 8.1b11x13x0.8x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022CHF 114.3bCHF 137.1bCHF 8.0b12x14.2x0.8x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022CHF 109.6bCHF 159.1bCHF 8.3b11.8x13.2x0.7x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022CHF 111.6bCHF 159.2bCHF 8.3b12.1x13.4x0.7x
Wed, 18 May 2022CHF 124.2bCHF 162.1bCHF 9.0b13.1x13.7x0.8x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022CHF 129.9bCHF 156.0bCHF 8.7b14x14.9x0.8x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022CHF 117.5bCHF 155.5bCHF 8.6b12.7x13.6x0.8x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022CHF 127.3bCHF 154.9bCHF 8.0b14.1x15.9x0.8x
Thu, 06 Jan 2022CHF 120.1bCHF 154.1bCHF 8.0b13.3x15.1x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.1x


Total Market Cap: CHF 120.1bTotal Earnings: CHF 8.0bTotal Revenue: CHF 154.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.9x20232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Swiss Insurance industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.93x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 3.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 3.3% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Financials industry?

CH Market1.11%
Financials1.07%
Insurance0.39%
Reinsurance1.00%
General Insurance0.20%
Life and Health Insurance0.11%
Insurance Brokers0%
Property and Casualty Insurance0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the General Insurance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Reinsurance industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Reinsurance industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Life and Health Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SREN Swiss ReCHF 131.200.7%
+CHF 246.8m		38.7%PE14.3x
SLHN Swiss Life HoldingCHF 699.600.4%
+CHF 84.1m		19.8%PE18.1x
HELN Helvetia HoldingCHF 149.401.0%
+CHF 79.3m		28.9%PE29x
VAHN Vaudoise Assurances HoldingCHF 494.000.6%
+CHF 8.7m		12.3%PE10x
BALN Baloise HoldingCHF 164.100.06%
+CHF 4.5m		24.5%PE29.3x
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