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U.S. Insurance Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies121
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M7.1%
  • 1Y28.6%
  • YTD12.9%

The Insurance industry is up 2.4% in the last week, with Progressive up 1.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$1.2tUS$819.5bUS$79.4b13x14.8x1.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$792.6bUS$66.9b14.6x17.6x1.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$791.6bUS$66.6b14.9x17.1x1.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$1.2tUS$794.3bUS$49.9b12.9x23.2x1.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$792.9bUS$47.7b13.1x22.9x1.4x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$792.8bUS$47.5b12.6x23.2x1.4x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$804.2bUS$40.0b14.5x25.5x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$799.3bUS$38.7b14.8x27.3x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$1.0tUS$799.0bUS$38.6b15.2x26.2x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$974.2bUS$781.6bUS$37.8b15.2x25.8x1.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$970.4bUS$774.5bUS$35.1b15.4x27.6x1.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$973.0bUS$774.1bUS$35.7b15.9x27.3x1.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$966.4bUS$759.1bUS$44.1b15.3x21.9x1.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$1.0tUS$759.7bUS$44.1b17.3x23.1x1.3x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$1.0tUS$782.4bUS$53.2b16.4x19.6x1.3x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.7b14.9x18.6x1.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$1.0tUS$777.8bUS$54.6b14.4x19x1.3x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$957.1bUS$766.4bUS$63.5b13.7x15.1x1.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$921.2bUS$795.2bUS$74.2b13.1x12.4x1.2x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$983.4bUS$775.5bUS$56.6b14.3x17.4x1.3x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$924.8bUS$783.0bUS$77.4b11.3x12x1.2x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$938.1bUS$787.8bUS$79.3b11.2x11.8x1.2x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$1.0tUS$787.9bUS$79.2b10.9x12.9x1.3x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$1.1tUS$787.4bUS$87.1b10.9x12.9x1.4x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$1.0tUS$817.3bUS$91.2b9.9x11.3x1.3x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$1.1tUS$803.4bUS$87.9b11.2x12.4x1.4x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$1.1tUS$801.0bUS$88.3b10.8x12.3x1.4x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$1.1tUS$801.0bUS$88.3b10.4x11.9x1.3x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$1.1tUS$774.4bUS$89.7b9.9x12.2x1.4x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$1.0tUS$771.4bUS$90.5b9.5x11.3x1.3x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$1.0tUS$771.8bUS$90.4b10.1x11.4x1.3x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$991.4bUS$770.6bUS$90.4b9.5x11x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: US$1.0tTotal Earnings: US$64.9bTotal Revenue: US$735.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Insurance Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.6x202220232024
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 14.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Insurance industry have grown 7.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market3.30%
Financials2.80%
Insurance2.36%
Reinsurance4.78%
General Insurance4.70%
Life and Health Insurance2.39%
Property and Casualty Insurance2.06%
Insurance Brokers1.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Insurance Brokers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 6.1% 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.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 6.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the General Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PGR ProgressiveUS$215.901.9%
+US$2.4b
60.7%PE22x
AIG American International GroupUS$79.895.4%
+US$1.9b
51.9%PE11.1x
MMC Marsh & McLennan CompaniesUS$203.591.9%
+US$1.9b
12.8%PE25.6x
MKL Markel GroupUS$1.62k9.4%
+US$1.7b
18.2%PE8.6x
PRU Prudential FinancialUS$116.693.9%
+US$1.5b
45.2%PE19.6x
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PRU

US$116.69

Prudential Financial

7D

3.9%

1Y

45.2%

PGR

US$215.90

Progressive

7D

1.9%

1Y

60.7%

HRTG

US$8.31

Heritage Insurance Holdings

7D

-19.2%

1Y

76.4%

AJG

US$245.01

Arthur J. Gallagher

7D

2.6%

1Y

12.7%

BHF

US$45.77

Brighthouse Financial

7D

-5.6%

1Y

11.8%

MKL

US$1,615.83

Markel Group

7D

9.4%

1Y

18.2%

ALL

US$170.28

Allstate

7D

-0.7%

1Y

44.7%

ROOT

US$62.48

Root

7D

-10.6%

1Y

1,103.9%

ACGL

US$98.93

Arch Capital Group

7D

3.3%

1Y

28.1%

MET

US$71.66

MetLife

7D

-0.3%

1Y

38.3%

WRB

US$78.56

W. R. Berkley

7D

1.0%

1Y

33.2%

ERIE

US$404.50

Erie Indemnity

7D

5.7%

1Y

73.8%

HIPO

US$18.52

Hippo Holdings

7D

-15.7%

1Y

-6.5%