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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 Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Property & Casualty Insurance is Zen Rated C and is the 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
MET	METLIFE INC	$54.78B	$80.41	$96.67	20.22%	Strong Buy	9	5.43%	33.28%	29.37%	1.19%
ABL	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$569.05M	$7.62	$13.83	81.54%	Strong Buy	3	78.53%	N/A	27.11%	14.66%
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$13.94B	$78.83	$86.58	9.84%	Buy	12	4.09%	1.91%	17.26%	3.05%
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$10.52B	$125.41	$135.60	8.13%	Buy	10	4.97%	12.23%	25.94%	4.73%
MFC	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP	$54.08B	$29.47	$51.00	73.06%	Buy	1	6.28%	26.49%	18.25%	0.95%
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$9.49B	$285.37	$320.00	12.14%	Buy	6	4.06%	27.89%	35.42%	5.49%
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$4.04B	$40.05	$42.80	6.87%	Buy	5	-5.03%	5.81%	19.02%	1.26%
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	$6.01B	$82.76	$106.00	28.08%	Hold	3	49.37%	39.05%	18.67%	0.54%
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$38.41B	$108.49	$127.30	17.34%	Hold	10	-6.00%	42.58%	21.16%	0.80%
AFL	AFLAC INC	$58.62B	$107.25	$105.64	-1.50%	Hold	11	-3.07%	-13.78%	15.64%	3.47%
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	$6.15B	$36.09	$38.71	7.27%	Hold	7	3.38%	-32.67%	19.17%	0.41%
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	$5.42B	$42.73	$46.67	9.21%	Hold	3	7.05%	8.43%	19.67%	0.91%
BHF	BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC	$3.23B	$55.60	$65.00	16.91%	Hold	6	41.08%	122.57%	30.75%	0.64%
CIA	CITIZENS INC	$233.07M	$4.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.61%	26.67%	11.86%	1.48%
AAME	ATLANTIC AMERICAN CORP	$29.17M	$1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GNW	GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC	$2.78B	$6.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	$27.09B	$19.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	60.63%	36.77%	3.76%

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

What are the best property & casualty insurance stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) 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 Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 18.07% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 1 percentage points.

Brighthouse Financial has an average 1 year price target of $65.00, an upside of 16.91% from Brighthouse Financial's current stock price of $55.60.

Brighthouse Financial stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Brighthouse Financial, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) 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 Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -13 points lower than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 39.

LNC passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lincoln National has seen its stock return 34.61% over the past year, overperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by 17 percentage points.

Lincoln National has an average 1 year price target of $38.71, an upside of 7.27% from Lincoln National's current stock price of $36.09.

Lincoln National stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Lincoln National, 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. 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: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

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

GL passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Globe Life has seen its stock return 8.12% over the past year, underperforming other property & casualty insurance stocks by -9 percentage points.

Globe Life has an average 1 year price target of $135.60, an upside of 8.13% from Globe Life's current stock price of $125.41.

Globe Life stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Globe Life, 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.

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 4.84%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.06%. 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. Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC)

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.07%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.06%. Manulife Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Manulife Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Manulife Financial's dividend payout ratio of 79.7% 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 2.72%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 2.06%. 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 3.27% in the last day, and up 0.13% over the last week. Manulife Financial was the among the top gainers in the insurance - life industry, gaining 3.73% yesterday.

Shares of banks and financial services stocks are trading higher amid an overall market rebound following recent weakness.

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 30 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jackson Financial's stock has gained 33.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 16 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 2 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lincoln National's stock has gained 34.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 17 percentage points.

3. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) 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.

Brighthouse Financial has a valuation score of 71, which is 30 points higher than the property & casualty insurance industry average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brighthouse Financial's stock has gained 18.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the property & casualty insurance industry by 1 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 14.42% 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 12.78x.

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Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks FAQ

1. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

3. Globe Life (NYSE:GL)

1. Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)

2. Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC)

3. Metlife (NYSE:MET)

1. Jackson Financial (NYSE:JXN)

2. Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC)

3. Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF)

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