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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Insurance - Property & Ca...

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Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated A and is the 27th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
UVE	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$874.00M	2.47%	17.60%	$0.2900	$0.77	55%	9
HCI	HCI GROUP INC	$2.04B	1.02%	9.30%	$0.4000	$1.60	24%	0	2026-02-20	2026-03-20
MCY	MERCURY GENERAL CORP	$4.91B	1.44%	16.10%	$0.3180	$1.27	34%	1
HRTG	HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$821.01M	N/A	0.00%	$0.0600	N/A	N/A	0
THG	HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC	$6.21B	2.09%	20.50%	$0.9500	$3.65	47%	2
HMN	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP	$1.83B	3.12%	34.80%	$0.3500	$1.40	65%	0
STC	STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP	$1.91B	3.00%	55.50%	$0.5250	$2.05	63%	0
SKWD	SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$1.81B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALL	ALLSTATE CORP	$52.54B	1.99%	12.50%	$1.0000	$4.00	44%	0
SLDE	SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$2.12B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HGTY	HAGERTY INC	$4.34B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CINF	CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP	$25.35B	2.14%	25.20%	$0.8700	$3.48	48%	0
PLMR	PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC	$3.29B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNA	CNA FINANCIAL CORP	$13.09B	7.94%	104.10%	$0.4600	$3.84	92%	10
UFCS	UNITED FIRE GROUP INC	$929.49M	1.76%	14.60%	$0.1600	$0.64	40%	2
AII	AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$371.96M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACIC	AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP	$547.15M	6.68%	28.40%	$0.7500	$0.75	89%	0
KINS	KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC	$219.71M	0.64%	4.30%	$0.0500	$0.10	14%	2	2026-02-11	2026-02-26
SAFT	SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$1.18B	4.61%	61.50%	$0.9200	$3.64	81%	0
L	LOEWS CORP	$21.86B	0.23%	3.60%	$0.0630	$0.25	3%	0
ASIC	ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS	$873.85M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SIGI	SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC	$5.11B	1.41%	23.20%	$0.4300	$1.19	33%	0	2026-02-13	2026-03-02
DGICA	DONEGAL GROUP INC	$693.99M	2.89%	29.30%	$0.1825	$0.55	61%	0	2026-02-03	2026-02-17
CB	CHUBB LTD	$122.49B	1.23%	15.60%	$0.9700	$3.82	29%	0
TRV	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC	$63.71B	1.52%	16.70%	$1.1000	$4.35	36%	0	2026-03-10	2026-03-31
RLI	RLI CORP	$5.39B	4.48%	67.90%	$2.1600	$2.63	80%	9
MKL	MARKEL GROUP INC	$25.65B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LMND	LEMONADE INC	$6.02B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNSL	KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC	$9.15B	0.17%	3.20%	$0.1700	$0.68	2%	0
WTM	WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD	$5.25B	0.05%	1.80%	$1.0000	$1.00	0%	0
PGR	PROGRESSIVE CORP	$119.06B	6.85%	26.80%	$13.6000	$13.90	89%	7
WRB	BERKLEY W R CORP	$25.75B	2.73%	28.00%	$1.0900	$1.85	59%	15
BOW	BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$822.85M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AFG	AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$10.85B	5.66%	97.50%	$0.8800	$7.36	86%	20
KMPR	KEMPER CORP	$2.28B	N/A	8.00%	$0.3100	N/A	N/A	0
ROOT	ROOT INC	$990.09M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRA	PROASSURANCE CORP	$1.26B	N/A	0.00%	$0.0500	N/A	N/A	4
GBLI	GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC	$410.09M	3.67%	72.20%	$0.3500	$1.05	72%	0
PRHI	PRESURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$8.80M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NODK	NI HOLDINGS INC	$278.38M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Feb 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. Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE)

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

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

UVE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Universal Insurance Holdings has seen its stock return 60.12% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 52 percentage points.

Universal Insurance Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 28.37% from Universal Insurance Holdings's current stock price of $31.16.

Universal Insurance Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Universal 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.

2. Hci Group (NYSE:HCI)

Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36.

HCI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hci Group has seen its stock return 29.14% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 21 percentage points.

Hci Group has an average 1 year price target of $245.00, an upside of 55.71% from Hci Group's current stock price of $157.34.

Hci Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hci Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -6 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MCY as a "B".

MCY passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mercury General has seen its stock return 78.29% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 71 percentage points.

Mercury General has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 12.88% from Mercury General's current stock price of $88.59.

Mercury General stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Mercury General, 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 25 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 7.94%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.79%. 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 not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cna Financial's dividend payout ratio of 104.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Progressive (NYSE:PGR)

Progressive (NYSE:PGR) has an annual dividend yield of 6.85%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.79%. Progressive's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Progressive's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Progressive's dividend payout ratio of 26.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC)

American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.68%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.79%. 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 28.4% 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 0.06% in the last day, and down -0.09% 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. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)

Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) 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.

Heritage Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 140.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 133 percentage points.

2. Allstate (NYSE:ALL)

Allstate (NYSE:ALL) is the second 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.

Allstate has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Allstate's stock has gained 4.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE)

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) is the third 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.

Universal Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 60.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 52 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 16.64% over the next year.

5.41% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.32% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.86% are rated C (Hold), 5.41% 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 11.81x.

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