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 specialty insurance stocks to buy right now are:
1. Axis Capital Holdings (NYSE:AXS)
The Component Grade breakdown for Axis Capital Holdings (NYSE:AXS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Axis Capital Holdings (NYSE:AXS) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the specialty insurance industry average of 32.
AXS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Axis Capital Holdings has seen its stock return 44.94% over the past year, overperforming other specialty insurance stocks by 24 percentage points.
Axis Capital Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $109.80, an upside of 6.39% from Axis Capital Holdings's current stock price of $103.21.
Axis Capital Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Axis Capital Holdings, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Nmi Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH)
Nmi Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH) is the #2 top specialty insurance stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Nmi Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Nmi Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -1 points lower than the specialty insurance industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NMIH as a "B".
NMIH passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nmi Holdings has seen its stock return 26.32% over the past year, overperforming other specialty insurance stocks by 6 percentage points.
Nmi Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $40.40, a downside of -4.24% from Nmi Holdings's current stock price of $42.19.
Nmi Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Nmi Holdings, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. First American Financial (NYSE:FAF)
The Component Grade breakdown for First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.
First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the specialty insurance industry average of 32.
FAF passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. First American Financial has seen its stock return 14.34% over the past year, underperforming other specialty insurance stocks by -6 percentage points.
First American Financial has an average 1 year
price target of $75.67, an upside of 23.58% from First American Financial's current stock price of $61.23.
First American Financial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering First American Financial, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.