The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited

SHSC:1339 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$316.5b

People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Valuation

Is 1339 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1339 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1339 (HK$3.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$18.04)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1339 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1339?

Key metric: As 1339 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1339. This is calculated by dividing 1339's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1339's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio4.2x
EarningsCN¥38.15b
Market CapCN¥293.91b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1339's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1339 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10x
2328 PICC Property and Casualty
11x11.1%HK$270.9b
2628 China Life Insurance
4.7x-14.5%HK$1.1t
1299 AIA Group
16.5x13.9%HK$619.5b
6963 Sunshine Insurance Group
7.6x17.0%HK$32.8b
1339 People's Insurance Company (Group) of China
4.2x-2.1%HK$316.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1339 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.2x) compared to the peer average (10x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1339's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Insurance Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1339 4.2xIndustry Avg. 11.0xNo. of Companies44PE0816243240+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1339 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.2x) compared to the Asian Insurance industry average (11x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1339's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1339 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio4.2x
Fair PE Ratio8.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1339 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1339 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$3.90
HK$4.25
+8.9%
14.9%HK$5.89HK$3.23n/a15
Nov ’25HK$3.95
HK$4.09
+3.5%
9.2%HK$4.90HK$3.28n/a15
Oct ’25HK$3.71
HK$3.61
-2.7%
14.7%HK$4.23HK$2.53n/a15
Sep ’25HK$2.95
HK$3.40
+15.3%
15.1%HK$4.20HK$2.52n/a15
Aug ’25HK$2.63
HK$3.34
+27.1%
15.3%HK$4.31HK$2.48n/a15
Jul ’25HK$2.68
HK$3.36
+25.4%
14.3%HK$4.28HK$2.46n/a17
Jun ’25HK$2.72
HK$3.36
+23.4%
14.1%HK$4.29HK$2.47n/a18
May ’25HK$2.58
HK$3.28
+27.1%
13.9%HK$4.30HK$2.47n/a17
Apr ’25HK$2.50
HK$3.28
+31.2%
14.4%HK$4.30HK$2.48n/a16
Mar ’25HK$2.64
HK$3.22
+22.0%
15.1%HK$4.06HK$2.29n/a15
Feb ’25HK$2.47
HK$3.26
+31.8%
16.3%HK$4.15HK$2.28n/a15
Jan ’25HK$2.40
HK$3.46
+44.3%
17.6%HK$4.97HK$2.31n/a16
Dec ’24HK$2.51
HK$3.45
+37.6%
17.4%HK$4.95HK$2.32n/a16
Nov ’24HK$2.59
HK$3.41
+31.6%
17.7%HK$4.83HK$2.27HK$3.9514
Oct ’24HK$2.81
HK$3.47
+23.3%
17.1%HK$4.85HK$2.27HK$3.7114
Sep ’24HK$2.67
HK$3.45
+29.0%
17.7%HK$4.88HK$2.29HK$2.9516
Aug ’24HK$2.91
HK$3.33
+14.4%
18.7%HK$4.92HK$2.22HK$2.6318
Jul ’24HK$2.84
HK$3.37
+18.6%
18.7%HK$5.00HK$2.26HK$2.6818
Jun ’24HK$2.95
HK$3.32
+12.5%
16.4%HK$4.34HK$2.25HK$2.7218
May ’24HK$3.08
HK$3.30
+7.2%
16.4%HK$4.47HK$2.29HK$2.5817
Apr ’24HK$2.62
HK$3.22
+23.1%
18.3%HK$4.50HK$2.27HK$2.5017
Mar ’24HK$2.55
HK$3.23
+26.8%
19.9%HK$4.42HK$2.25HK$2.6418
Feb ’24HK$2.67
HK$3.29
+23.1%
18.9%HK$4.51HK$2.29HK$2.4718
Jan ’24HK$2.59
HK$3.21
+23.9%
15.0%HK$3.95HK$2.50HK$2.4016
Dec ’23HK$2.52
HK$3.07
+21.8%
16.1%HK$3.84HK$2.36HK$2.5117
Nov ’23HK$2.22
HK$3.02
+36.1%
16.2%HK$3.86HK$2.33HK$2.5918

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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