5 Insurance Stocks Beating the Market
According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, the stock prices of the following guru-owned insurance stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past 12 months through June 24.
Arthur J. Gallagher
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) has a market cap of $18.3 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 8.02% over the past year.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 27.33. As of Wednesday, the share price was 49.82% above the 52-week low and 10.91% below the 52-week high.
The worldwide provider of insurance and consulting services has a GuruFocus profitability rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 13.74% and return on assets of 3.49% are outperforming 73% of companies in the insurance industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio)'s Viking Global Investors with 0.61% of outstanding shares, followed by Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio)'s Point72 Asset Management with 0.12% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%.
HCI Group
With a market cap of $341 million, HCI Group Inc. (HCI) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 6.59% over the past 12 months.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 17.19. As of Wednesday, the price was 36.22% above the 52-week low and 13.85% below the 52-week high.
The provider of property and casualty insurance products has a GuruFocus profitability rating of 5 out of 10. The return equity of 10.46% and return on assets of 2.57% are outperforming 61% of companies in the insurance industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.68 is below the industry median of 2.26.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.55% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 1.78%.
Kinsale Capital
Kinsale Capital Group Inc. (KNSL) has a market cap of $3.4 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 72.95% over the past year.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 70.26. As of Wednesday, the price was 123.73% above the 52-week low and 5.71% below the 52-week high.
The insurance holding company has a profitability rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 13.85% and return on assets of 4.93% are outperforming 83% of companies in the insurance industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 2.18 is below the industry median of 2.26.