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Best Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top property & casualty insurance stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated A and is the 25th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Zen Rating	Value	Growth	Momentum	Sentiment	Safety	Financials	AI	1w Zen Rating	1m Zen Rating	3m Zen Rating	1y Zen Rating
KINS	KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC	A	A	C	C	B	C	C	B	A	A	C	A
MCY	MERCURY GENERAL CORP	A	B	C	C	B	C	C	A	A	A	A	B
HRTG	HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	B	B	C	C	C	C	B	B	B	B	C	B
ALL	ALLSTATE CORP	B	B	C	C	C	C	C	A	B	B	C	B
UVE	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	B	C	C	B	C	C	C	A	B	B	B	B

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What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Oct 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now are:

1. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

KINS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kingstone Companies has seen its stock return 25.28% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 21 percentage points.

2. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 3 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

MCY passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mercury General has seen its stock return 19.64% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 15 percentage points.

3. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)

Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 40 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 3 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

HRTG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Heritage Insurance Holdings has seen its stock return 42.86% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 38 percentage points.

Heritage Insurance Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $36.50, an upside of 7.89% from Heritage Insurance Holdings's current stock price of $33.83.

Heritage Insurance Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Heritage Insurance Holdings, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the property & casualty insurance stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 29 property & casualty insurance stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 property & casualty insurance stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cna Financial (NYSE:CNA)

Cna Financial (NYSE:CNA) has an annual dividend yield of 8.5%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.84%. Cna Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Cna Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cna Financial's dividend payout ratio of 85.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC)

American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC) has an annual dividend yield of 8.11%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.84%. American Coastal Insurance's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. American Coastal Insurance's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

American Coastal Insurance's dividend payout ratio of 36.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Progressive (NYSE:PGR)

Progressive (NYSE:PGR) has an annual dividend yield of 6.59%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.84%. Progressive's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Progressive's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Progressive's dividend payout ratio of 69.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 1.23% in the last day, and down -0.44% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why property & casualty insurance stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued property & casualty insurance stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued property & casualty insurance stocks right now are:

1. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is the most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kingstone Companies has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kingstone Companies's stock has gained 25.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 21 percentage points.

2. Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE)

Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE) is the second most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Slide Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is -3 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SLDE a Valuation Rating of "B".

Slide Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 58.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 54 percentage points.

3. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)

Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) is the third most undervalued property & casualty insurance stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Heritage Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 42.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 38 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 13.37% over the next year.

5.56% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.44% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the insurance - property & casualty industry?

The average P/E ratio of the insurance - property & casualty industry is 10.46x.

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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

1. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

2. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)

3. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)

1. Cna Financial (NYSE:CNA)

2. American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC)

3. Progressive (NYSE:PGR)

1. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

2. Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE)

3. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)

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