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U.K. (FTSE) Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M-6.1%
  • 1Y-17.8%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Life and Health Insurance industry is up 1.4%, with Prudential up 2.2%. In contrast, the industry has lost 18% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£1.9bUK£123.7m9x9.1x0.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024UK£61.7mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.5x10.8x0.7x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024UK£60.6mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.6x10.6x0.7x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023UK£58.9mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.6x10.3x0.7x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023UK£61.7mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.8x10.8x0.7x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023UK£62.5mUK£90.2mUK£5.7m9.7x11x0.7x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023UK£26.5bUK£18.3bUK£2.7b10.8x9.7x1.4x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023UK£0UK£0UK£011.7xn/an/a
Tue, 27 Jun 2023UK£0UK£0UK£013.1xn/an/a
Thu, 25 May 2023UK£0UK£0UK£015.9xn/an/a
Sat, 22 Apr 2023UK£0UK£0UK£014.2xn/an/a
Mon, 20 Mar 2023UK£0UK£0UK£013.5xn/an/a
Wed, 15 Feb 2023UK£36.0bUK£1.6bUK£826.8m16.4x43.5x23x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023UK£35.8bUK£1.6bUK£824.8m15.7x43.4x22.9x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022UK£30.6bUK£1.5bUK£814.8m16.1x37.6x19.8x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022UK£25.5bUK£1.7bUK£887.8m14.3x28.7x15.4x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022UK£26.0bUK£1.7bUK£908.6m13.4x28.7x15.4x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022UK£26.4bUK£1.8bUK£881.7m12.5x29.9x14.8x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022UK£50.7bUK£58.8bUK£3.0b14x17.1x0.9x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022UK£51.1bUK£58.8bUK£3.0b15.4x17.3x0.9x
Fri, 27 May 2022UK£49.8bUK£58.2bUK£2.9b15.6x17.1x0.9x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022UK£51.5bUK£57.7bUK£2.9b16.3x17.9x0.9x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022UK£53.5bUK£57.3bUK£2.8b13.5x18.8x0.9x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022UK£57.8bUK£84.3bUK£3.4b12.1x16.8x0.7x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022UK£61.7bUK£84.0bUK£3.4b11.6x18x0.7x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021UK£60.7bUK£85.3bUK£3.5b11.4x17.3x0.7x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021UK£65.8bUK£84.4bUK£3.5b11.7x19.1x0.8x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021UK£65.7bUK£84.2bUK£3.4b11.6x19.1x0.8x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021UK£64.3bUK£83.6bUK£3.4b13.6x18.8x0.8x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021UK£59.9bUK£83.6bUK£3.4b13.2x17.5x0.7x
Fri, 07 May 2021UK£64.8bUK£84.8bUK£3.6b20.2x17.9x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£65.5bTotal Earnings: UK£3.6bTotal Revenue: UK£84.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Life and Health Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 148.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Life and Health Insurance industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 149x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have declined 68% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 72% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.70%
Financials1.35%
Insurance1.80%
Life and Health Insurance1.45%
General Insurance2.59%
Property and Casualty Insurance1.96%
Insurance Brokers0%
Reinsurance-2.47%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PRU PrudentialUK£7.962.2%
+UK£465.3m
-21.0%PE8x
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