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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.

Industry: Insurance - Property & Ca...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated C and is the 86th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	DD Score	Valuation Score	Financials Score	Forecast Score	Performance Score	Dividends Score
MCY	MERCURY GENERAL CORP	39	29	43	33	50	40
UVE	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	46	43	43	22	60	60
UFCS	UNITED FIRE GROUP INC	31	29	43	22	20	40
ASIC	ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS	55	29	43	78	70	–
STC	STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP	45	29	43	56	20	80

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What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Mercury General (NYSE:MCY)

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 39 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: B.

Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

MCY passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mercury General has seen its stock return 67.85% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 57 percentage points.

2. Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE)

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 39 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 Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Universal Insurance Holdings (NYSE:UVE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 9 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37.

UVE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Universal Insurance Holdings has seen its stock return 65.74% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 55 percentage points.

3. United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS)

United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 39 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 United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -6 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UFCS as a "B".

UFCS passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. United Fire Group has seen its stock return 94.9% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 84 percentage points.

United Fire Group has an average 1 year price target of $51.00, a downside of -5.43% from United Fire Group's current stock price of $53.93.

United Fire Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering United Fire Group, 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 27 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 7.58%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.78%. 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 86.2% 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 6.5%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.78%. 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 34.7% 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 5.99%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.78%. 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 70.5% 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 3.45% in the last day, and up 7.7% 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 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 19.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 9 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 A. 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 6 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Slide Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 3.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -7 percentage points.

3. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) 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.

Kingstone Companies has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kingstone Companies's stock has gained 32.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 22 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

38.46% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to fall by -1.36% over the next year.

2.7% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.22% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.27% are rated C (Hold), 10.81% 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 11.29x.

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