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Japanese (NIKKEI) Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M4.0%
  • 1Y32.9%
  • YTD-2.3%

In the last week, the Insurance industry is up 1.2%, with Japan Post Holdings up 5.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 35%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 1.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JP¥31.0tJP¥48.6tJP¥3.4t12.4x9.1x0.6x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JP¥32.1tJP¥48.6tJP¥3.4t12x9.5x0.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JP¥31.1tJP¥47.9tJP¥3.3t12.4x9.5x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JP¥29.8tJP¥47.1tJP¥2.6t13.3x11.4x0.6x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JP¥27.7tJP¥47.1tJP¥2.6t12.8x10.5x0.6x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JP¥30.8tJP¥47.1tJP¥2.6t13.7x11.7x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JP¥34.0tJP¥46.9tJP¥2.3t18.1x14.9x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JP¥31.1tJP¥46.5tJP¥2.3t17.6x13.7x0.7x
Sat, 11 May 2024JP¥28.2tJP¥44.3tJP¥2.1t16.2x13.3x0.6x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JP¥28.1tJP¥44.3tJP¥2.1t15.1x13.3x0.6x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JP¥26.7tJP¥44.3tJP¥2.1t14.2x12.7x0.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JP¥23.9tJP¥44.1tJP¥1.8t15.5x13.3x0.5x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JP¥21.9tJP¥44.1tJP¥1.8t14.1x12.2x0.5x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JP¥22.8tJP¥44.0tJP¥1.9t14.9x12.3x0.5x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JP¥21.8tJP¥44.0tJP¥1.3t16.8x16.7x0.5x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JP¥22.5tJP¥44.0tJP¥1.3t18.1x17.2x0.5x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JP¥19.6tJP¥43.8tJP¥1.3t15.4x15x0.4x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JP¥19.6tJP¥42.4tJP¥1.2t16.8x15.8x0.5x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JP¥20.0tJP¥41.1tJP¥1.2t17.8x16.1x0.5x
Sun, 14 May 2023JP¥18.0tJP¥42.6tJP¥1.2t16.8x14.9x0.4x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JP¥17.1tJP¥42.6tJP¥1.2t16.3x14.3x0.4x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JP¥19.7tJP¥42.6tJP¥1.2t18.2x16.5x0.5x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JP¥18.4tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.2t19.3x15.7x0.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023JP¥18.9tJP¥41.4tJP¥1.2t18.7x16.1x0.5x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022JP¥18.6tJP¥41.3tJP¥1.2t22.7x15.9x0.4x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022JP¥17.2tJP¥40.2tJP¥1.7t12.6x9.9x0.4x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022JP¥17.6tJP¥40.2tJP¥1.7t12.6x10.1x0.4x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022JP¥17.4tJP¥40.2tJP¥1.7t12.4x10x0.4x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022JP¥17.7tJP¥39.6tJP¥2.0t12.7x8.8x0.4x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022JP¥17.3tJP¥39.4tJP¥2.0t11.7x8.6x0.4x
Mon, 16 May 2022JP¥16.0tJP¥40.1tJP¥2.0t10.7x7.9x0.4x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022JP¥16.2tJP¥40.1tJP¥2.0t10.7x8x0.4x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022JP¥15.8tJP¥40.1tJP¥2.0t10.5x7.8x0.4x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022JP¥17.3tJP¥40.3tJP¥2.0t12.8x8.8x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.8x


Total Market Cap: JP¥17.3tTotal Earnings: JP¥2.0tTotal Revenue: JP¥40.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Japanese 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 12.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

JP Market1.43%
Financials3.27%
Insurance2.31%
Life and Health Insurance4.25%
General Insurance1.50%
Property and Casualty Insurance1.18%
Reinsurance0%0
Insurance Brokers-0.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 12.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 45.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the General Insurance industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 2.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Insurance Brokers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 45% per year.
  • In contrast, the Property and Casualty Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
6178 Japan Post HoldingsJP¥1.63k5.2%
+JP¥247.9b
15.9%PE17.3x
8750 Dai-ichi Life HoldingsJP¥4.24k3.8%
+JP¥144.5b
34.7%PE9.8x
8766 Tokio Marine HoldingsJP¥5.21k0.9%
+JP¥93.3b
34.2%PE8.6x
8795 T&D HoldingsJP¥2.97k3.9%
+JP¥57.5b
24.9%PE12.7x
7181 Japan Post InsuranceJP¥3.05k4.7%
+JP¥52.8b
12.6%PE11.7x
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