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U.K. (FTSE) Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M0.6%
  • 1Y12.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Property and Casualty Insurance industry has been flat over the last week, but Hiscox has lost 5.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 14% over the past 12 months. In the next few years earnings are forecast to be pretty stable.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024UK£21.7bUK£16.3bUK£2.6b10.5x8.2x1.3x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024UK£19.6bUK£16.3bUK£2.6b6.8x7.4x1.2x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024UK£21.5bUK£16.0bUK£2.6b7.8x8.4x1.3x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024UK£21.8bUK£16.0bUK£2.6b7.6x8.5x1.4x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024UK£20.8bUK£15.5bUK£2.5b11x8.5x1.3x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024UK£21.0bUK£14.8bUK£2.2b12.2x9.7x1.4x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024UK£21.2bUK£14.8bUK£2.2b12.7x9.7x1.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024UK£20.4bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b11.7x9.2x1.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024UK£21.7bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b11.7x9.9x1.5x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024UK£19.9bUK£11.9bUK£673.8m21x29.6x1.7x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024UK£18.6bUK£11.9bUK£673.0m20.5x27.7x1.6x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023UK£19.4bUK£11.9bUK£673.1m21.9x28.9x1.6x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023UK£19.3bUK£12.0bUK£679.7m21.4x28.5x1.6x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023UK£17.9bUK£12.2bUK£692.3m19.8x25.9x1.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023UK£19.0bUK£12.0bUK£682.2m19.8x27.8x1.6x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023UK£17.7bUK£11.1bUK£745.2m18.3x23.7x1.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023UK£17.0bUK£10.6bUK£474.2m30.2x35.9x1.6x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023UK£18.8bUK£10.7bUK£478.5m32.9x39.2x1.7x
Sun, 07 May 2023UK£18.4bUK£10.7bUK£477.4m30.9x38.6x1.7x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023UK£17.3bUK£10.8bUK£480.4m29.2x36x1.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023UK£19.1bUK£10.9bUK£812.9m16.6x23.4x1.7x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023UK£19.1bUK£10.6bUK£783.1m17x24.4x1.8x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022UK£19.4bUK£10.8bUK£786.0m17.3x24.7x1.8x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022UK£18.5bUK£10.9bUK£787.7m15.7x23.5x1.7x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022UK£16.3bUK£11.2bUK£793.3m14.7x20.6x1.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022UK£18.1bUK£11.1bUK£794.1m17.1x22.8x1.6x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022UK£17.9bUK£10.8bUK£787.9m19.6x22.8x1.7x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022UK£17.7bUK£10.9bUK£1.3b13.7x13.5x1.6x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022UK£17.0bUK£10.7bUK£1.3b14.5x13.1x1.6x
Mon, 09 May 2022UK£17.4bUK£10.7bUK£1.3b14.4x13.4x1.6x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022UK£18.8bUK£10.4bUK£1.3b16.3x14.7x1.8x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022UK£18.1bUK£10.2bUK£1.4b12.6x13x1.8x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022UK£21.5bUK£10.0bUK£1.2b17x18.2x2.2x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021UK£20.1bUK£10.0bUK£1.2b15x17x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17x


Total Market Cap: UK£20.1bTotal Earnings: UK£1.2bTotal Revenue: UK£10.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Property and Casualty 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 8.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 21.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry have grown 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market-2.59%
Financials-1.67%
Insurance-3.28%
Property and Casualty Insurance-3.01%
Insurance Brokers0%
Life and Health Insurance-3.20%
General Insurance-3.88%
Reinsurance-4.67%
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

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