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U.K. (FTSE) Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-1.6%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y12.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Property and Casualty Insurance industry has dropped 1.6%, driven by a pullback from Hiscox of 6.5%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024UK£20.8bUK£15.0bUK£2.2b11.9x9.4x1.4x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024UK£20.9bUK£14.9bUK£2.2b11.3x9.5x1.4x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024UK£21.1bUK£11.9bUK£674.6m21.8x31.3x1.8x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024UK£18.6bUK£11.9bUK£672.8m20.3x27.6x1.6x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023UK£19.6bUK£11.8bUK£670.0m22.1x29.3x1.7x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023UK£19.7bUK£11.9bUK£676.5m21.7x29.1x1.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023UK£18.0bUK£12.2bUK£691.8m19.9x26x1.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023UK£18.8bUK£12.0bUK£682.8m19.6x27.6x1.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023UK£18.1bUK£11.0bUK£743.4m19x24.3x1.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023UK£17.3bUK£10.5bUK£471.9m30.9x36.7x1.6x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023UK£18.6bUK£10.8bUK£479.3m32x38.7x1.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023UK£18.2bUK£10.7bUK£477.7m30.3x38.2x1.7x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023UK£18.3bUK£10.8bUK£480.1m30.3x38.1x1.7x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023UK£18.5bUK£10.9bUK£794.3m16.3x23.3x1.7x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023UK£19.1bUK£10.7bUK£783.6m17x24.4x1.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022UK£19.5bUK£10.8bUK£785.9m16.8x24.8x1.8x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022UK£18.9bUK£10.8bUK£785.7m16.5x24.1x1.8x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022UK£16.2bUK£11.2bUK£794.2m14.7x20.4x1.4x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022UK£17.5bUK£11.2bUK£795.0m16.5x22.1x1.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022UK£18.0bUK£10.9bUK£790.3m19.6x22.8x1.7x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022UK£15.6bUK£10.9bUK£1.3b10.3x11.9x1.4x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022UK£17.2bUK£10.9bUK£1.3b14.6x13.1x1.6x
Fri, 13 May 2022UK£17.3bUK£10.7bUK£1.3b14.2x13.3x1.6x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022UK£18.7bUK£10.4bUK£1.3b16x14.6x1.8x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022UK£17.2bUK£10.4bUK£1.3b12.9x13x1.7x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022UK£21.5bUK£9.9bUK£1.2b17.3x18.1x2.2x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022UK£20.5bUK£9.9bUK£1.2b15.2x17.3x2.1x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021UK£19.2bUK£10.0bUK£1.2b15.3x16.2x1.9x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021UK£19.4bUK£9.9bUK£1.2b15.4x16.4x2x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021UK£21.4bUK£9.9bUK£1.2b15.8x18.1x2.2x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021UK£22.6bUK£9.8bUK£1.2b15.9x19.1x2.3x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021UK£20.1bUK£9.8bUK£1.2b15.9x17x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21x


Total Market Cap: UK£19.3bTotal Earnings: UK£919.5mTotal Revenue: UK£9.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Property and Casualty 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 9.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry have grown 34% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 16% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Property and Casualty Insurance compare with similar industries?

GB Market1.96%
Financials3.00%
Insurance3.34%
Property and Casualty Insurance-1.58%
Insurance Brokers10.53%
Life and Health Insurance7.34%
General Insurance3.57%
Reinsurance1.57%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DLG Direct Line Insurance GroupUK£1.891.6%
+UK£37.6m		20.3%PE11.9x
ADM Admiral GroupUK£27.410.4%
+UK£36.1m		23.4%PE24.4x
LRE Lancashire HoldingsUK£6.171.1%
+UK£16.7m		1.9%PE5.7x
PGH Personal Group HoldingsUK£1.715.2%
+UK£2.6m		-19.0%PE12.3x
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7D

-6.5%

1Y

-1.0%

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7D

1.6%

1Y

20.3%

LRE

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7D

1.1%

1Y

1.9%

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7D

0.4%

1Y

23.4%

PGH

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5.2%

1Y

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1Y

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