Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 5 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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5 Undervalued Insurance Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 5 undervalued stocks in the Insurance industry for Monday, August 31, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Insurance industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| Brighthouse Financial, Inc. | BHF | 0.45 | 4.2 | 5.8 | (0.2%) | 0.47 | na | A |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | HIG | 1.32 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 5.4% | 1.95 | 7.5 | A |
| Oscar Health, Inc. | OSCR | 0.55 | 16.0 | 7.5 | (18.3%) | 4.58 | 2.0 | B |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. | PRU | 0.64 | 10.8 | 16.3 | 6.6% | 1.31 | 4.6 | A |
| W. R. Berkley Corporation | WRB | 1.81 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 4.8% | 2.70 | 7.8 | B |
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.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | BHF | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 17 | 0.45 | 1.26 |
| Price/Earnings | 3 | 4.2 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14 | 5.8 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 51 | (0.2%) | 2.2% |
| Price/Book Value | 7 | 0.47 | 1.69 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | na | na | 9.1 |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Annuities, Life, and Run-off segments. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities for contract holders’ needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer, and income security. The Life segment provides term, universal, whole, and variable life products for policyholders’ needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages universal life with secondary guarantees, structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, various company-owned life insurance policies, and funding agreements. Brighthouse Financial, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.45 compared to the industry median at 1.26, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 4.20 compared to the industry median at 12.45. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 5.8, when compared to the industry median of 9.1, 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. Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.20%. 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. Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.69. This could make Brighthouse Financial, Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | HIG | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 37 | 1.32 | 1.26 |
| Price/Earnings | 15 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24 | 7.7 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 15 | 5.4% | 2.2% |
| Price/Book Value | 49 | 1.95 | 1.69 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 16 | 7.5 | 9.1 |
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services to individual and business customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Business Insurance, Personal Insurance, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Employee Benefits and Hartford Funds. The company offers insurance coverage, including workers’ compensation, property, automobile, general and professional liability, package business, umbrella, fidelity and surety, marine, livestock, accident, health, and reinsurance through regional offices, branches, sales and policyholder service centers, independent retail agents and brokers, wholesale agents, and reinsurance brokers. The company also provides automobiles, homeowners, and personal umbrella coverages. The Property & Casualty Other Operations segment offers coverage for asbestos and environmental exposures. In addition, it provides group life, disability, and other group coverages to members of employer groups, associations, and affinity groups through direct insurance policies; reinsurance to other insurance companies; employer paid and voluntary product coverages; disability underwriting, administration, and claims processing to self-funded employer plans; leave management solution; distributes its group insurance products and services through brokers, consultants, third-party administrators, trade associations, and private exchanges. Further, the company offers managed mutual funds across various asset classes; and exchange-traded funds through broker-dealer organizations, independent financial advisers, defined contribution plans, financial consultants, bank trust, and registered investment advisers, as well as investment management, distribution, and administrative services, such as product design, implementation, and oversight. The company was founded in 1810 and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.
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.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 9.5 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.69.
You can read more about The Hartford Insurance 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.
Oscar Health, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | OSCR | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 20 | 0.55 | 1.26 |
| Price/Earnings | 40 | 16.0 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22 | 7.5 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 79 | (18.3%) | 2.2% |
| Price/Book Value | 76 | 4.58 | 1.69 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 4 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
Oscar Health, Inc. operates as a healthcare technology company in the United States. The company offers health plans to individuals, families, employees, and small group markets. It also provides +Oscar platform that power others throughout the healthcare system; Campaign Builder platform, an engagement and recommendation platform for providers and payors; and reinsurance products. In addition, the company offers brokerage services and enrollment platform for brokers and consumers to shop, buy, and enroll in medical and supplemental health products. The company was formerly known as Mulberry Health Inc. and changed its name to Oscar Health, Inc. in January 2021. Oscar Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 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.
Oscar Health, Inc. has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.
Oscar Health, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 16.0 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Oscar Health, Inc. less attractive for value investors.
Oscar Health, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Oscar Health, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.69.
You can read more about Oscar Health, 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.
Prudential Financial, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | PRU | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 23 | 0.64 | 1.26 |
| Price/Earnings | 19 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 66 | 16.3 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 11 | 6.6% | 2.2% |
| Price/Book Value | 33 | 1.31 | 1.69 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 10 | 4.6 | 9.1 |
Prudential Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides financial products and services in the United States, Japan and internationally. It operates through PGIM, Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Life, and International Businesses segments. The PGIM segment offers investment management services and solutions related to public fixed income, public equity, real estate debt and equity, private credit and other alternatives, and multi-asset class strategies to institutional and retail clients, as well as its insurance and retirement businesses. The Retirement Strategies segment provides a range of retirement investment, and income products and services to retirement plan sponsors in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors; group annuities and other products; international reinsurance; investment only products; and FlexGuard suite, Fixed annuities, and variable annuities, as well as develops and distributes individual variable and fixed annuity products. The Group Insurance segment offers various group life, and long-term and short-term group disability, as well as group corporate-, bank-, and trust-owned life insurance; and supplemental health solutions including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity. The Individual Life segment develops and distributes variable life, universal life, and term life insurance products. The International Businesses segment develops and distributes life insurance, retirement products, investment products, and certain accident and health products. The company provides its products and services to individual and institutional customers through its proprietary and third-party distribution networks, financial professionals, and trusted partnerships. Prudential Financial, Inc. was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
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.
Prudential Financial, Inc. has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.
Prudential Financial, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.8 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Prudential Financial, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Prudential Financial, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Prudential Financial, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.69.
You can read more about Prudential Financial, 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.
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | WRB | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 45 | 1.81 | 1.26 |
| Price/Earnings | 34 | 14.1 | 12.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 44 | 11.3 | 9.1 |
| Shareholder Yield | 17 | 4.8% | 2.2% |
| Price/Book Value | 61 | 2.70 | 1.69 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 17 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide. The company operates through Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segments. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines. This segment also provides accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; casualty and specialty environmental products; insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; excess liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds; and commercial general liability, umbrella, professional liability, directors and officers, commercial property, and surety products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries. In addition, it offers cyber risk solutions; crime and fidelity insurance products; medical professional coverages; workers’ compensation insurance products; management liability and general insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, fine arts and collectibles, liability, collector vehicle, and recreational marine; law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical, property, and crime insurance products; at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services; professional liability; energy and marine risks; and insurance products to the Lloyd's marketplace. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions; property and casualty reinsurance products; facultative reinsurance products include automatic, semi-automatic, and individual risk assumed reinsurance; and turnkey products, such as cyber, employment practices liability insurance, liquor liability insurance and violent events. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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.
W. R. Berkley Corporation has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 14.1 compared to the industry median at 12.5. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes W. R. Berkley Corporation less attractive for value investors.
W. R. Berkley Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make W. R. Berkley Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.69.
You can read more about W. R. Berkley 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.
Other Insurance Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 5 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.
- Brighthouse Financial, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Oscar Health, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Prudential Financial, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- W. R. Berkley Corporation stock has a Value Grade of B.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 5 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
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