Zurich Insurance Group
Market Cap
CHF51.4b
Last Updated
2020/08/14 09:46 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Zurich Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
6 star dividend payer with adequate balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Zurich Insurance Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ZURN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0.6%
ZURN
2.4%
CH Insurance
2.0%
CH Market
1 Year Return
-0.5%
ZURN
-12.2%
CH Insurance
6.2%
CH Market
Return vs Industry: ZURN exceeded the Swiss Insurance industry which returned -12.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ZURN underperformed the Swiss Market which returned 6.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ZURN | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0.6% | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| 30 Day | -1.0% | -0.9% | 0.4% |
| 90 Day | 25.0% | 21.6% | 7.3% |
| 1 Year | 5.8%-0.5% | -6.5%-12.2% | 9.8%6.2% |
| 3 Year | 41.8%18.4% | 21.0%2.4% | 21.8%9.1% |
| 5 Year | 74.2%26.3% | 48.7%12.1% | 32.2%11.4% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Zurich Insurance Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Shareholders Of Zurich Insurance Group (VTX:ZURN) Must Be Happy With Their 63% Return4 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Improved Earnings Required Before Zurich Insurance Group AG (VTX:ZURN) Shares Find Their Feet2 months ago | Simply Wall St
Is Now The Time To Put Zurich Insurance Group (VTX:ZURN) On Your Watchlist?Valuation
Is Zurich Insurance Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
30.8%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ZURN (CHF345.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF498.66)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ZURN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ZURN is poor value based on its PE Ratio (13.5x) compared to the CH Insurance industry average (9.7x).
PE vs Market: ZURN is good value based on its PE Ratio (13.5x) compared to the Swiss market (21.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ZURN is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.7x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ZURN is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.6x) compared to the CH Insurance industry average (0.8x).
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Future Growth
How is Zurich Insurance Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 16 analysts?
8.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ZURN's forecast earnings growth (8.1% per year) is above the savings rate (-0.2%).
Earnings vs Market: ZURN's earnings (8.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Swiss market (9.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ZURN's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: ZURN's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-3.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ZURN's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3.2% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ZURN's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.8%).
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Past Performance
How has Zurich Insurance Group performed over the past 5 years?
6.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ZURN has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ZURN's current net profit margins (5.8%) are lower than last year (7.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ZURN's earnings have grown by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ZURN's earnings growth over the past year (11.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ZURN earnings growth over the past year (11.6%) underperformed the Insurance industry 11.6%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: ZURN's Return on Equity (12%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Zurich Insurance Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ZURN's short term assets ($61.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($45.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: ZURN's short term assets ($61.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($322.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ZURN's debt to equity ratio (35.7%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: ZURN's debt to equity ratio has increased from 35.1% to 35.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ZURN's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (37.5%).
Interest Coverage: ZURN's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (16.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Zurich Insurance Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
5.35%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: ZURN's dividend (5.35%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swiss market (1.77%).
High Dividend: ZURN's dividend (5.35%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swiss market (3.74%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: ZURN's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ZURN's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (73.7%), ZURN's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: ZURN's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (74.6% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mario Greco (61 yo)
4.42yrs
Tenure
US$9,300,000
Compensation
Mr. Mario Greco has been the Group Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Committee at Zurich Insurance Group AG since March 07, 2016. Mr. Greco served as the Group Chief Executive Officer of ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mario's total compensation ($USD10.22M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD6.52M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mario's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Member of the Executive Committee | 4.42yrs | US$9.30m | 0.042% $ 21.4m | |
| Group CFO & Member of the Executive Committee | 6.25yrs | no data | 0.030% $ 15.4m | |
| CEO of Latin America & Member of the Executive Committee | 3.92yrs | no data | 0.010% $ 5.1m | |
| Group COO & Member of Executive Committee | 4.08yrs | no data | 0.010% $ 5.3m | |
| Group Chief Investment Officer & Member of Executive Committee | 5.08yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 5.6m | |
| CEO of Farmers Group | 8.58yrs | no data | 0.013% $ 6.6m | |
| CEO of Asia Pacific & Member of the Executive Committee | 3.83yrs | no data | 0.0054% $ 2.8m | |
| CEO of Commercial Insurance & Member of the Executive Committee | 3.83yrs | no data | 0.0030% $ 1.5m | |
| CEO of EMEA & Bank Distribution and Member of Executive Committee | no data | no data | 0.0025% $ 1.3m | |
| CEO of North America & Member of the Executive Committee | 2.83yrs | no data | 0.0043% $ 2.2m | |
| Group Chief Risk Officer & Member of Executive Committee | 0.83yr | no data | no data | |
| Head Investor Relations & Rating Agency Management | no data | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ZURN's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 1.33yrs | US$255.00k | 0.00024% $ 123.4k | |
| Independent Director | 8.42yrs | US$380.00k | 0.0021% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 7.33yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0018% $ 925.3k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 2.33yrs | US$1.50m | 0.0032% $ 1.6m | |
| Independent Director | 4.42yrs | US$360.00k | 0.0011% $ 591.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.33yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0014% $ 735.1k | |
| Independent Vice Chairman | 2.33yrs | US$400.00k | 0.0020% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Director | 3.42yrs | US$300.00k | 0.00079% $ 406.1k | |
| Director | 1.33yrs | US$255.00k | 0.00024% $ 123.4k | |
| Director | 1.33yrs | US$255.00k | 0.00082% $ 421.5k | |
| Independent Director | 5.33yrs | US$300.00k | 0.0014% $ 735.1k | |
| Chairman of Brazilian Unit | 9.58yrs | no data | no data |
3.9yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ZURN's board of directors are considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 2.3%.
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Company Information
Zurich Insurance Group AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Zurich Insurance Group AG
- Ticker: ZURN
- Exchange: SWX
- Founded: 1872
- Industry: Multi-line Insurance
- Sector: Insurance
- Market Cap: CHF51.404b
- Shares outstanding: 148.91m
- Website: https://www.zurich.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
- Austrasse 46
- Zurich
- Zurich
- 8045
- Switzerland
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0QP2 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Registered Shares | GB | CHF | Oct 2000 |
| ZFIN | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Oct 2000 |
| ZURN | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Registered Shares | CH | CHF | Oct 2000 |
| ZFIN | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Oct 2000 |
| ZFSV.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Registered Shares | US | USD | Oct 2000 |
| ZURN N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Registered Shares | MX | MXN | Oct 2000 |
| ZURV.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | SPONSORED ADR | US | USD | Oct 2000 | |
| ZFI1 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | SPONSORED ADR | DE | EUR | Oct 2000 |
Biography
Zurich Insurance Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The compa ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/08/14 09:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/08/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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