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Best Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top property & casualty insurance stocks in 2025 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 - Life
Overview
Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
C
Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated C and is the 69th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
PUK
PRUDENTIAL PLC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$28.82B$21.690.18%$2.99B12.90x9.33
United Kingdom
BHF
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Life
$3.29B$56.644.10%$417.00M12.13x47.09
United States
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$10.39B$123.970.30%$1.45B10.34x4.48
United States
PRI
PRIMERICA INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$8.81B$264.810.20%$738.07M19.29x5.46
United States
GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$2.88B$6.871.03%$572.00M9.96x9.12
United States
LNC
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$5.55B$32.591.68%$4.36B1.75x46.27
United States
FG
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$4.52B$35.691.71%$1.48B7.17x20.49
United States
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$56.35B$30.710.69%$6.44B15.30x18.16
Canada
MET
METLIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$52.06B$76.420.63%$6.32B12.78x23.68
United States
UNM
UNUM GROUP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$14.01B$79.240.24%$2.57B8.35x4.65
United States
ABL
ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Life
$794.19M$8.20-0.49%-$196.63k-24.12x1.06
United States
AFL
AFLAC INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$59.36B$108.600.10%$6.61B11.22x3.51
United States
CNO
CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$3.83B$38.01-4.78%$772.70M9.98x14.15
United States
JXN
JACKSON FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$5.76B$79.321.86%$1.09B6.69x33.64
United States
CIA
CITIZENS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$214.10M$4.29-4.88%$15.60M14.30x7.01
United States
PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$36.83B$104.030.41%$3.62B13.80x25.31
United States
AAME
ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP
NASDAQ
Insurance - Life
$31.62M$1.552.65%-$1.48M-6.74x2.95
United States
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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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. Prudential (NYSE:PUK)


Prudential (NYSE:PUK) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 17 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 Prudential (NYSE:PUK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Prudential (NYSE:PUK) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 3 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39.

PUK passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Prudential has seen its stock return 15.37% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -5 percentage points.

2. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)


Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 7 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39.

BHF passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Brighthouse Financial has seen its stock return 16.38% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -4 percentage points.

Brighthouse Financial has an average 1 year price target of $62.00, an upside of 9.46% from Brighthouse Financial's current stock price of $56.64.

Brighthouse Financial stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Brighthouse Financial, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Globe Life (NYSE:GL)


Globe Life (NYSE:GL) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Globe Life (NYSE:GL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Globe Life (NYSE:GL) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 1 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39.

GL passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Globe Life has seen its stock return 58.75% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 38 percentage points.

Globe Life has an average 1 year price target of $133.75, an upside of 7.89% from Globe Life's current stock price of $123.97.

Globe Life stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Globe Life, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 37.5% 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 10 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. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)


Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has an annual dividend yield of 5.05%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.22%. Prudential Financial's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Prudential Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Prudential Financial's dividend payout ratio of 69% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)


Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.14%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.22%. Lincoln National's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lincoln National's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lincoln National's dividend payout ratio of 9.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Metlife (NYSE:MET)


Metlife (NYSE:MET) has an annual dividend yield of 2.86%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.22%. Metlife's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Metlife's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Metlife's dividend payout ratio of 36.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 0.48% in the last day, and up 3.75% over the last week. Unum Group was the among the top gainers in the insurance - life industry, gaining 0.24% yesterday.

Unum Group shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results. Also, the company cut its FY25 adjusted EPS guidance.

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. Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN)


Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) 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.

Jackson Financial has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jackson Financial's stock has gained 13.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -7 percentage points.

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)


Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) 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.

Lincoln National has a valuation score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has gained 16.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -4 percentage points.

3. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)


F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) 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.

F&G Annuities & Life has a valuation score of 57, which is 18 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -9.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -30 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

46.15% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 16.49% over the next year.

0% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.25% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 93.75% 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 - life industry?

The average P/E ratio of the insurance - life industry is 12.4x.
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