Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 7 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Insurance industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Insurance Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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7 Undervalued Insurance Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 7 undervalued stocks in the Insurance industry for Tuesday, November 05, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Insurance industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

American International Group, Inc.’s Value Grade

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American International Group, Inc. offers insurance products for commercial, institutional, and individual customers in North America and internationally. It operates through three segments: General Insurance, Life and Retirement, and Other Operations. The General Insurance segment provides commercial and industrial property insurance, including business interruption and package insurance that cover exposure to made and natural disasters; general liability, environmental, commercial automobile liability, workers’ compensation, excess casualty, and crisis management insurance products; and professional liability insurance. This segment offers marine, energy-related property insurance, aviation, political risk, trade credit, trade finance, and portfolio solutions, as well as operates reinsurance business; voluntary and sponsor-paid personal accident, and supplemental health products; and personal auto and personal property insurance. Its Life and Retirement segment offers individual retirement products, including variable, fixed index, and fixed annuities, as well as retail mutual funds; group retirement products comprising record-keeping, plan administrative and compliance services, financial planning, and advisory solutions; life insurance, including term and universal life insurance; and institutional markets products, which includes wrap products, structured settlement, pension risk transfer annuities, corporate and bank-owned life insurance, high net worth, and guaranteed investment contract products. It distributes its products through a network of brokers, agents, advisors, banks, and other distributors. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

American International Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at American International Group, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.15 compared to the industry median at 1.00, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make American International Group, Inc.’s stock less attractive for value investors.

American International Group, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 16.00 compared to the industry median at 13.50. This means it has a higher share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make American International Group, Inc. less attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess American International Group, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 7.0, when compared to the industry median of 9.8, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. American International Group, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.50%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. American International Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.45. This could make American International Group, Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at American International Group, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. American International Group, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 8.60. This could make American International Group, Inc. less attractive because the higher P/FCF ratio indicates that American International Group, Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

Employers Holdings, Inc.’s Value Grade

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Employers Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the commercial property and casualty insurance industry primarily in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Employers and Cerity. It offers workers' compensation insurance to small businesses in low to medium hazard industries under the Employers and Cerity brands. The company markets its products through local, regional, and national agents and brokers; alternative distribution channels; and national, regional, and local trade groups and associations, as well as directly to customers. Employers Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Employers Holdings, Inc. has a Value Score of 87, which is considered to be undervalued.

Employers Holdings, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 8.9 compared to the industry median at 13.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Employers Holdings, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Employers Holdings, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Employers Holdings, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Employers Holdings, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s Value Grade

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Global Indemnity Group, LLC, through its subsidiaries, provides specialty property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Penn-America and Non-Core Operations. The company distributes property and general liability products for small commercial businesses through a network of wholesale general agents; and property and general liability niche products through program administrators with specific binding authority. It also provides third-party treaty reinsurance for casualty insurance and reinsurance companies through brokers/intermediaries. In addition, the company offers property and general liability products distributed using company administered systems, and includes collectibles, digital direct-to-consumer insurance coverage for owners of collections; and VacantExpress, insurance coverage for owners of properties under construction, renovation, vacant, or rented, distributed through wholesale general agents and retail agents. Global Indemnity Group, LLC was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Global Indemnity Group, LLC has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.

Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s price-earnings ratio is 13.4 compared to the industry median at 13.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Global Indemnity Group, LLC more attractive for value investors.

Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Global Indemnity Group, LLC less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Global Indemnity Group, LLC’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

HCI Group, Inc.’s Value Grade

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HCI Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance, insurance management, reinsurance, real estate, and information technology businesses in Florida. It provides residential insurance products, such as homeowners, fire, flood, and wind-only insurance to homeowners, condominium owners, and tenants for properties, as well as offers reinsurance programs. The company also owns and operates waterfront properties and retail shopping centers, and an office building, as well as commercial properties for investment purposes. In addition, it designs and develops web-based applications and products for mobile devices, including SAMS, an online policy administration platform; Harmony, a policy administration platform; ClaimColony, an end-to-end claims management platform; and AtlasViewer, a mapping and data visualization platform. The company was formerly known as Homeowners Choice, Inc. and changed its name to HCI Group, Inc. in May 2013. HCI Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

HCI Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.

HCI Group, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 8.6 compared to the industry median at 13.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes HCI Group, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

HCI Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make HCI Group, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about HCI Group, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s Value Grade

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Horace Mann Educators Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance holding company in the United States. The company operates through Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits segments. Its Property & Casualty segment offers insurance products, including private passenger auto insurance, residential home insurance, and personal umbrella insurance; and provides auto coverages including liability and collision, and property coverage for homeowners and renters. The Life & Retirement segment markets tax-qualified fixed, fixed indexed, and variable annuities; and internal revenue code for educator, which allows public school employees and employees of other tax-exempt organizations, such as not-for-profit private schools, to utilize pretax income to make periodic contributions to a qualified retirement plan. The Supplemental & Group Benefits segment offers employer-sponsored products including accident, critical illness, limited-benefit fixed indemnity insurance, term life, and short-term and long-term disability, as well as worksite direct products, such as supplemental heart, cancer, disability, and accident coverage. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Horace Mann Educators Corporation has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.

Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 19.0 compared to the industry median at 13.5. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Horace Mann Educators Corporation less attractive for value investors.

Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Horace Mann Educators Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

ICC Holdings, Inc.’s Value Grade

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ICC Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to the food and beverage industry in the United States. It offers commercial multi-peril, liquor liability, workers’ compensation, and umbrella liability insurance products. The company markets its products through independent agents in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wisconsin. ICC Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Rock Island, Illinois.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

ICC Holdings, Inc. has a Value Score of 84, which is considered to be undervalued.

ICC Holdings, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.6 compared to the industry median at 13.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes ICC Holdings, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

ICC Holdings, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make ICC Holdings, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about ICC Holdings, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Unum Group’s Value Grade

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Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segment. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products. It also provides group pension, individual life and corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance pools and management operations, and other miscellaneous products. The company sells its products primarily to employers for the benefit of employees. It sells its products through field sales personnel, independent brokers, consultants, and independent contractor agent sales force and brokers. Unum Group was founded in 1848 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Unum Group has a Value Score of 93, which is considered to be undervalued.

Unum Group’s price-earnings ratio is 7.0 compared to the industry median at 13.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Unum Group more attractive for value investors.

Unum Group’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Unum Group less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Unum Group’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Insurance Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 7 Best Insurance Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• American International Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Employers Holdings, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Global Indemnity Group, LLC stock has a Value Grade of A.
• HCI Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Horace Mann Educators Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
• ICC Holdings, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Unum Group stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 7 undervalued stocks in the Insurance industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Insurance Stocks

Want to learn more about Insurance stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

• 7 Undervalued Insurance Stocks for Tuesday, November 05
• 7 Undervalued Insurance Stocks for Monday, November 04
• 5 Undervalued Insurance Stocks for Friday, November 01
• 3 Undervalued Insurance Stocks for Thursday, October 31

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