According to Zen Score, the 3 best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now are:
1. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) is the top property & casualty insurance stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lincoln National has seen its stock return 31.05% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -8 percentage points.
Lincoln National has an average 1 year
price target of $30.75, an upside of 14.18% from Lincoln National's current stock price of $26.93.
Lincoln National stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Lincoln National, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC)
Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) is the second best property & casualty insurance stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 21 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Manulife Financial has seen its stock return 20.86% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -18 percentage points.
Manulife Financial has an average 1 year
price target of $35.00, an upside of 47.68% from Manulife Financial's current stock price of $23.70.
Manulife Financial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Manulife Financial, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Aflac (NYSE:AFL)
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) is the third best property & casualty insurance stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 19 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aflac has seen its stock return 22.44% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -16 percentage points.
Aflac has an average 1 year
price target of $84.00, a downside of -0.05% from Aflac's current stock price of $84.04.
Aflac stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Aflac, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 12.5% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.