U.S. Life and Health Insurance Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 26, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
- 7D0.9%
- 3M-4.2%
- 1Y-3.6%
- YTD-4.1%
Over the last 7 days, the Life and Health Insurance industry has remained flat, although notably MetLife gained 7.2%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 3.6% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.6% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the U.S. Life and Health Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 27 May 2022 | US$240.2b | US$247.1b | US$21.6b | 7.9x |
| Sun, 24 Apr 2022 | US$260.2b | US$249.0b | US$23.3b | 9x |
| Tue, 22 Mar 2022 | US$275.8b | US$277.5b | US$27.0b | 8x |
| Thu, 17 Feb 2022 | US$286.5b | US$266.1b | US$26.6b | 9.3x |
| Sat, 15 Jan 2022 | US$286.9b | US$275.0b | US$25.1b | 10.1x |
| Mon, 13 Dec 2021 | US$268.2b | US$275.0b | US$25.1b | 9.2x |
| Wed, 10 Nov 2021 | US$277.6b | US$274.1b | US$26.1b | 8.9x |
| Fri, 08 Oct 2021 | US$250.1b | US$260.0b | US$23.3b | 7.9x |
| Sun, 05 Sep 2021 | US$246.5b | US$260.0b | US$23.3b | 7.6x |
| Tue, 03 Aug 2021 | US$240.3b | US$260.0b | US$23.3b | 8.2x |
| Fri, 07 May 2021 | US$243.2b | US$241.7b | US$11.9b | 9.1x |
| Mon, 08 Feb 2021 | US$195.0b | US$240.5b | US$15.6b | 9.7x |
| Sun, 01 Nov 2020 | US$156.3b | US$234.5b | US$15.7b | 6.5x |
| Wed, 05 Aug 2020 | US$168.6b | US$240.4b | US$17.3b | 9.2x |
| Sat, 09 May 2020 | US$164.1b | US$250.8b | US$25.1b | 8x |
| Fri, 31 Jan 2020 | US$222.9b | US$250.0b | US$20.3b | 9.3x |
| Mon, 04 Nov 2019 | US$222.3b | US$246.7b | US$22.3b | 13.1x |
| Thu, 08 Aug 2019 | US$232.6b | US$241.9b | US$20.6b | 10.9x |
Median PE Ratio
11.3x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Life and Health Insurance industry have grown 5.6% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
- This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.
Industry Comparison
How does U.S. Life and Health Insurance compare with similar industries?
| US Market | 1.04% | |
| Financials | 2.48% | |
| Insurance | 0.42% | |
| Life and Health Insurance | 0.91% | |
| Property and Casualty Insurance | 0.84% | |
| Insurance Brokers | -0.093% | |
| Reinsurance | -0.28% | |
| General Insurance | -1.40% | |
Industry PEThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MET MetLife | US$66.91 | 7.2% +US$3.7b | 1.9% | PS8.2x | |
| AFL Aflac | US$59.12 | 6.3% +US$2.3b | 4.0% | PS9.4x | |
| PRU Prudential Financial | US$104.56 | 5.0% +US$1.9b | -1.9% | PS8.2x | |
| LNC Lincoln National | US$57.16 | 8.4% +US$765.2m | -18.2% | PS7.7x | |
| PFG Principal Financial Group | US$71.98 | 3.2% +US$563.5m | 10.3% | PS11.6x |