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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.

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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Insurance - Property & Casualty is Zen Rated A and is the 28th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
UVE	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$820.15M	$29.24	$40.00	36.80%	Strong Buy	1	-2.96%	-22.98%	21.46%	3.44%
HCI	HCI GROUP INC	$1.97B	$152.15	$245.00	61.03%	Strong Buy	2	20.62%	-4.56%	28.21%	9.88%
MCY	MERCURY GENERAL CORP	$4.72B	$85.21	$100.00	17.36%	Strong Buy	1	8.02%	6.99%	19.42%	4.63%
HRTG	HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$785.15M	$25.40	$37.00	45.67%	Strong Buy	1	7.04%	-1.32%	34.25%	6.33%
HMN	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP	$1.75B	$42.90	$48.00	11.89%	Buy	1	9.15%	18.22%	14.87%	1.38%
ALL	ALLSTATE CORP	$50.97B	$194.77	$224.71	15.37%	Buy	14	3.25%	-7.34%	N/A	N/A
HGTY	HAGERTY INC	$4.15B	$12.14	$14.00	15.32%	Buy	6	8.29%	31.67%	197.82%	19.46%
STC	STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP	$1.89B	$67.41	$81.00	20.16%	Buy	1	13.27%	37.86%	13.98%	7.24%
KINS	KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC	$214.05M	$15.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15.91%	5.97%	36.86%	9.26%
SLDE	SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$1.96B	$15.79	$21.33	35.10%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	37.60%	13.49%
THG	HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC	$6.05B	$170.04	$197.50	16.15%	Buy	4	5.09%	-3.08%	18.59%	3.80%
SKWD	SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$1.82B	$44.97	$67.17	49.36%	Buy	6	21.16%	21.55%	29.25%	6.12%
UFCS	UNITED FIRE GROUP INC	$888.15M	$34.81	$37.50	7.73%	Buy	2	5.33%	-15.58%	10.57%	2.53%
PLMR	PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC	$3.23B	$121.87	$149.60	22.75%	Strong Buy	5	217.08%	33.31%	30.27%	9.03%
CNA	CNA FINANCIAL CORP	$12.65B	$46.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-84.15%	32.10%	13.28%	2.16%
CINF	CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP	$24.63B	$157.86	$177.25	12.28%	Strong Buy	4	1.10%	-35.78%	9.54%	3.62%
AII	AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$362.37M	$18.51	$26.67	44.07%	Buy	6	N/A	N/A	22.72%	5.01%
ACIC	AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP	$529.10M	$10.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-2.83%	-14.52%	23.71%	6.58%
CB	CHUBB LTD	$118.64B	$301.47	$320.50	6.31%	Buy	14	-1.32%	5.15%	14.17%	3.77%
ASIC	ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS	$834.44M	$17.36	$25.25	45.45%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	20.52%	8.35%
DGICA	DONEGAL GROUP INC	$665.78M	$18.17	$21.00	15.58%	Hold	1	5.95%	-15.21%	12.63%	3.27%
L	LOEWS CORP	$21.14B	$102.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAFT	SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$1.13B	$76.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.22%	11.82%	4.34%
TRV	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC	$62.74B	$281.27	$306.39	8.93%	Hold	13	1.48%	1.64%	17.36%	3.82%
SIGI	SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC	$4.87B	$80.62	$83.00	2.95%	Hold	5	1.22%	24.03%	15.45%	3.60%
MKL	MARKEL GROUP INC	$25.38B	$2,012.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.51%	-4.74%	9.53%	2.55%
LMND	LEMONADE INC	$6.56B	$87.75	$65.71	-25.11%	Hold	7	45.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A
RLI	RLI CORP	$5.26B	$57.32	$63.50	10.78%	Hold	4	-2.94%	-11.38%	14.85%	4.45%
KNSL	KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC	$9.00B	$386.67	$469.22	21.35%	Buy	9	11.41%	5.64%	29.26%	9.36%
PGR	PROGRESSIVE CORP	$122.02B	$208.08	$259.28	24.60%	Buy	13	7.50%	-3.18%	27.02%	7.88%
WTM	WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD	$5.24B	$2,052.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	114.10%	7.03%	2.72%
AFG	AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$10.66B	$127.85	$139.50	9.11%	Buy	4	-2.88%	14.05%	23.69%	3.31%
BOW	BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$802.86M	$24.49	$34.00	38.83%	Buy	5	17.05%	21.27%	24.89%	5.12%
WRB	BERKLEY W R CORP	$25.55B	$67.23	$69.82	3.85%	Hold	11	3.21%	2.54%	18.29%	4.10%
KMPR	KEMPER CORP	$2.25B	$38.42	$56.67	47.49%	Hold	3	-1.08%	26.30%	13.50%	2.96%
ROOT	ROOT INC	$1.08B	$69.85	$120.75	72.87%	Buy	4	11.68%	-1.80%	N/A	N/A
PRA	PROASSURANCE CORP	$1.24B	$24.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-5.41%	56.89%	4.17%	0.98%
GBLI	GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP LLC	$411.66M	$28.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.13%	77.19%	7.26%	2.95%
NODK	NI HOLDINGS INC	$272.20M	$13.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRHI	PRESURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$8.43M	$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	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 Jan 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: B, 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 46.93% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 41 percentage points.

Universal Insurance Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 36.8% from Universal Insurance Holdings's current stock price of $29.24.

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: B, 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 24.98% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 19 percentage points.

Hci Group has an average 1 year price target of $245.00, an upside of 61.03% from Hci Group's current stock price of $152.15.

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: A, 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 64.98% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 59 percentage points.

Mercury General has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 17.36% from Mercury General's current stock price of $85.21.

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 8.22%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.86%. 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. American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC)

American Coastal Insurance (NASDAQ:ACIC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.91%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.86%. 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.

3. Progressive (NYSE:PGR)

Progressive (NYSE:PGR) has an annual dividend yield of 6.68%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.86%. 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.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks down?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were down -1.23% in the last day, and down -1.1% over the last week.

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

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 22 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kingstone Companies's stock has gained 2.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -3 percentage points.

2. Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG)

Heritage Insurance Holdings (NYSE:HRTG) 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.

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 123.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 117 percentage points.

3. Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE)

Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE) 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.

Slide Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 0, which is -35 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 35. It passed 0 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 "A".

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

48.28% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 19.11% over the next year.

5.41% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.43% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.76% 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 11.55x.

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