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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.

Industry: Insurance - Life

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Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated B and is the 57th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	$105.72	N/A	N/A	-440.50x	4.17x	1.12x	0.75x	N/A	$5.76B	77.06%	$9.95B	140.81	$7.41B	-125.64
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	$25.32	$61.81	-59.04%	13.40x	4.46x	0.58x	0.71x	0.17x	$4.67B	140.67%	$4.80B	36.67	$4.18B	3.65
CIA	CITIZENS INC	$5.03	$1.94	159.80%	17.34x	16.60x	0.99x	1.08x	4.78x	$17.54M	6.94%	$234.99M	4.67	$229.41M	12.60
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$41.06	$39.01	5.24%	17.47x	9.30x	0.89x	1.47x	0.54x	$675.70M	16.83%	$2.64B	26.99	$6.94B	13.24
MET	METLIFE INC	$70.72	$86.82	-18.54%	14.92x	7.15x	0.60x	1.62x	0.40x	$17.09B	37.07%	$28.40B	43.55	$44.62B	8.28
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	$34.44	N/A	N/A	15.21x	N/A	2.12x	1.67x	N/A	$23.61B	38.43%	$36.85B	20.67	$52.58B	7.93
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$97.69	$118.60	-17.63%	9.72x	6.72x	0.56x	1.05x	0.53x	$6.27B	18.45%	$32.44B	93.21	$46.84B	9.85
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$7.88	$19.35	-59.27%	20.74x	7.90x	3.22x	1.82x	0.16x	-$26.61M	-3.52%	$418.54M	4.35	$1.13B	10.33
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$250.48	$184.76	35.57%	10.91x	10.39x	2.48x	3.24x	1.43x	$875.13M	10.71%	$2.45B	74.95	$7.82B	7.68
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	$28.43	$27.27	4.26%	9.22x	N/A	2.81x	1.80x	0.93x	$2.35B	6.49%	$20.12B	15.79	$33.81B	6.78
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$139.17	$122.97	13.18%	9.75x	8.87x	1.83x	1.83x	1.05x	$1.25B	11.46%	$5.97B	75.98	$13.42B	8.51
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	$35.50	$66.71	-46.79%	5.98x	4.36x	0.37x	0.62x	0.36x	-$167.00M	-2.48%	$10.91B	57.37	$3.51B	2.24
LIFE	ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.17	N/A	N/A	2.59x	-70.92x	0.48x	-29.12x	N/A	$30.45M	16.53%	-$24.12M	-1.46	$637.78M	7.49
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$73.03	$77.76	-6.09%	17.06x	8.17x	0.91x	1.08x	0.46x	$555.40M	4.64%	$11.12B	67.90	$15.57B	12.30
AFL	AFLAC INC	$109.71	$52.18	110.27%	16.04x	14.76x	3.41x	1.92x	2.51x	$2.56B	4.37%	$29.49B	55.34	$58.81B	12.37
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	$8.12	N/A	N/A	15.04x	17.67x	0.45x	0.36x	N/A	$350.00M	10.54%	$8.75B	21.39	$2.62B	6.37
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	$59.88	$138.13	-56.65%	10.41x	2.86x	0.51x	0.51x	0.19x	$259.00M	7.56%	$6.77B	118.36	$1.19B	2.54
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	$2.33	$2.84	-17.90%	10.59x	N/A	0.23x	0.43x	0.49x	$24.25M	51.03%	$109.49M	5.37	$50.84M	5.05

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN)

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) is the #1 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -9 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates JXN as a "B".

JXN passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jackson Financial has seen its stock return 26.19% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 29 percentage points.

Jackson Financial has an average 1 year price target of $115.50, an upside of 9.25% from Jackson Financial's current stock price of $105.72.

Jackson Financial stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Jackson Financial, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is the #2 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is equal to the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

FG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. F&G Annuities & Life has seen its stock lose -29.76% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -27 percentage points.

F&G Annuities & Life has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 38.23% from F&G Annuities & Life's current stock price of $25.32.

F&G Annuities & Life stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering F&G Annuities & Life, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Citizens (NYSE:CIA)

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) is the #3 top property & casualty insurance stock out of 18 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 Citizens (NYSE:CIA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Citizens (NYSE:CIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -13 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 38.

CIA passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Citizens has seen its stock return 10.55% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 14 percentage points.

What are the property & casualty insurance stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 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 5.58%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.4%. 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 53.7% 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 5.07%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.4%. 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 30.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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

F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.4%.

F&G Annuities & Life's dividend payout ratio of 48.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are property & casualty insurance stocks up?

Property & casualty insurance stocks were up 1.93% in the last day, and up 0.67% 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. F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE:FG)

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

F&G Annuities & Life has a valuation score of 57, which is 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

F&G Annuities & Life's stock has dropped -29.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -27 percentage points.

2. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) 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.

Prudential Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prudential Financial's stock has dropped -12.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by -9 percentage points.

3. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) 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.

Lincoln National has a valuation score of 57, which is 20 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has dropped -1.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 2 percentage points.

Are property & casualty insurance stocks a good buy now?

46.67% of property & casualty insurance stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect property & casualty insurance stocks to rise by 18.6% over the next year.

0% of property & casualty insurance stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of property & casualty insurance stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% 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 1.9x.

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