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U.S. Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies125
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y30.9%
  • YTD16.9%

In the last week, the Insurance industry is up 4.4%, with MetLife leading the way with a 8.2% gain. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 31%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.6% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$820.7bUS$79.0b13.7x15.4x1.5x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$823.4bUS$79.2b12.9x14.7x1.4x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$1.2tUS$821.7bUS$78.7b13.1x15.1x1.4x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$792.7bUS$66.9b14.7x17.8x1.5x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$792.1bUS$66.6b14.5x17.2x1.4x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$1.2tUS$800.6bUS$55.3b13.6x20.8x1.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$792.9bUS$47.7b13x23x1.4x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$792.8bUS$47.5b13x23.3x1.4x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$806.6bUS$42.0b14.1x24.7x1.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$799.3bUS$38.7b14.8x27.1x1.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$1.0tUS$799.0bUS$38.6b15.1x26.1x1.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$992.9bUS$781.6bUS$37.8b15.4x26.2x1.3x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$975.5bUS$774.5bUS$35.1b16.4x27.8x1.3x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$969.5bUS$774.0bUS$35.7b15.5x27.1x1.3x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023US$974.5bUS$759.1bUS$44.1b15.4x22.1x1.3x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$974.6bUS$759.8bUS$44.1b15.5x22.1x1.3x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$1.0tUS$778.5bUS$50.7b15.2x20.3x1.3x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.7b14.9x18.5x1.3x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.6b14.7x19.1x1.3x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$1.0tUS$768.3bUS$60.1b14.9x16.7x1.3x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$896.0bUS$767.1bUS$63.3b13.1x14.2x1.2x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$958.2bUS$767.3bUS$63.3b13.8x15.1x1.2x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022US$938.8bUS$783.0bUS$77.3b11.5x12.1x1.2x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022US$915.6bUS$787.8bUS$79.3b11.1x11.5x1.2x
Tue, 17 May 2022US$1.0tUS$787.9bUS$79.2b11.2x13x1.3x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022US$1.1tUS$787.4bUS$87.1b11x12.8x1.4x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022US$1.0tUS$817.4bUS$91.1b10.7x11.5x1.3x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022US$1.1tUS$796.6bUS$88.6b11x12.3x1.4x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022US$1.1tUS$801.0bUS$88.3b11x12.4x1.4x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021US$1.0tUS$801.0bUS$88.3b10.6x11.5x1.3x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021US$1.1tUS$776.5bUS$88.3b10.5x12.4x1.4x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021US$1.0tUS$771.4bUS$90.5b9.7x11.4x1.3x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021US$1.0tUS$771.8bUS$90.4b9.9x11.3x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.9x


Total Market Cap: US$982.9bTotal Earnings: US$90.4bTotal Revenue: US$771.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 15.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have declined 4.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Financials industry?

US Market2.23%
Financials5.13%
Insurance4.42%
Life and Health Insurance6.92%
Reinsurance5.74%
Property and Casualty Insurance4.06%
General Insurance3.47%
Insurance Brokers3.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 28.7% 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 Insurance Brokers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 29% per year.
  • In contrast, the General 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
MET MetLifeUS$75.668.2%
+US$4.1b
27.4%PE24.8x
MMC Marsh & McLennan CompaniesUS$218.913.4%
+US$3.5b
16.4%PE27.6x
CB ChubbUS$261.653.3%
+US$3.5b
35.6%PE11.8x
TRV Travelers CompaniesUS$217.797.2%
+US$3.4b
27.3%PE16x
PRU Prudential FinancialUS$126.526.7%
+US$2.8b
35.0%PE21.2x
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CB

US$261.65

Chubb

7D

3.3%

1Y

35.6%

MET

US$75.66

MetLife

7D

8.2%

1Y

27.4%

MMC

US$218.91

Marsh & McLennan Companies

7D

3.4%

1Y

16.4%

ZBAO

US$3.32

Zhibao Technology

7D

-11.6%

1Y

n/a

ACGL

US$97.11

Arch Capital Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

20.1%

TIRX

US$2.09

Tian Ruixiang Holdings

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-66.8%

FANH

US$1.46

Fanhua

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-80.6%

KINS

US$4.85

Kingstone Companies

7D

-0.2%

1Y

300.8%

MBI

US$5.06

MBIA

7D

-8.7%

1Y

-41.8%

TRV

US$217.79

Travelers Companies

7D

7.2%

1Y

27.3%

WDH

US$1.13

Waterdrop

7D

-4.2%

1Y

-42.3%

FNF

US$54.51

Fidelity National Financial

7D

13.4%

1Y

43.3%

CNFR

US$0.83

Conifer Holdings

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-46.5%