Globe Life Inc.

NYSE:GL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.3b

Globe Life Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 GL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GL ($110.69) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($355.94)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GL. This is calculated by dividing GL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.5x
EarningsUS$1.09b
Market CapUS$9.29b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.8x
PRI Primerica
13.1x6.1%US$9.1b
UNM Unum Group
7.6x-3.9%US$13.4b
CNO CNO Financial Group
14x12.4%US$3.8b
LNC Lincoln National
20.6x20.5%US$5.4b
GL Globe Life
8.5x3.7%US$9.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.5x) compared to the peer average (13.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UTGN UTG
1.9xn/aUS$88.57m
AORE.F American Overseas Group
2.1xn/aUS$16.44m
CUII China United Insurance Service
0.0003xn/aUS$3.13k
No more companies available in this PE range
GL 8.5xIndustry Avg. 13.1xNo. of Companies15PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.5x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (13.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GL'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.

GL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.5x
Fair PE Ratio7.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.6x).

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 GL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$110.69
US$132.90
+20.1%
16.3%US$188.00US$105.00n/a10
Dec ’25US$111.24
US$132.20
+18.8%
16.9%US$188.00US$105.00n/a10
Nov ’25US$104.02
US$129.90
+24.9%
18.0%US$188.00US$104.00n/a10
Oct ’25US$103.71
US$110.11
+6.2%
21.1%US$160.00US$83.00n/a9
Sep ’25US$105.05
US$109.56
+4.3%
21.5%US$160.00US$83.00n/a9
Aug ’25US$92.95
US$107.67
+15.8%
24.3%US$160.00US$66.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$82.83
US$103.89
+25.4%
27.1%US$160.00US$62.00n/a9
Jun ’25US$82.76
US$106.44
+28.6%
28.2%US$160.00US$62.00n/a9
May ’25US$79.48
US$106.44
+33.9%
28.2%US$160.00US$62.00n/a9
Apr ’25US$114.13
US$137.67
+20.6%
7.5%US$160.00US$125.00n/a9
Mar ’25US$126.17
US$139.11
+10.3%
6.7%US$160.00US$125.00n/a9
Feb ’25US$120.05
US$135.56
+12.9%
8.3%US$160.00US$115.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$121.72
US$133.56
+9.7%
8.9%US$160.00US$115.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$123.34
US$131.56
+6.7%
9.0%US$160.00US$115.00US$111.249
Nov ’24US$116.37
US$130.78
+12.4%
9.4%US$160.00US$115.00US$104.029
Oct ’24US$108.73
US$126.44
+16.3%
5.4%US$138.00US$115.00US$103.719
Sep ’24US$111.45
US$126.11
+13.2%
5.8%US$138.00US$115.00US$105.059
Aug ’24US$112.57
US$126.11
+12.0%
5.8%US$138.00US$115.00US$92.959
Jul ’24US$109.62
US$125.11
+14.1%
5.6%US$138.00US$115.00US$82.839
Jun ’24US$103.78
US$124.89
+20.3%
5.6%US$138.00US$115.00US$82.769
May ’24US$109.01
US$127.70
+17.1%
5.9%US$140.00US$115.00US$79.4810
Apr ’24US$110.02
US$129.00
+17.3%
5.9%US$140.00US$115.00US$114.139
Mar ’24US$121.66
US$130.44
+7.2%
5.0%US$141.00US$124.00US$126.179
Feb ’24US$120.20
US$128.00
+6.5%
6.2%US$140.00US$112.00US$120.059
Jan ’24US$120.55
US$121.89
+1.1%
8.7%US$140.00US$112.00US$121.729
Dec ’23US$120.41
US$120.44
+0.03%
7.3%US$138.00US$112.00US$123.349

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 00:55
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Globe Life Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jay GelbBarclays
Ian RyaveBofA Global Research
Catherine SeifertCFRA Equity Research