The insurance sector sector's microcaps are the most expensive

There is a low diversification of 12 months returns within the insurance sector. The sector is around 6 percent lower since December. Among the winners we find eHealth, Universal Insurance Holdings and Health Insurance Innovations. Relatively big losses are for Europejskie Centrum Odszkodowan SA, Votum SA and Atlas Financial Holdings.

Core figures insurance sector

The winners in this sector are the smallcaps, while microcaps are mostly among the less performers.

Lowest PE-ratios insurance sector

Regarding the price/earnings-ratios we see a uniform palette. The microcaps are with the price/earnings-ratio of 16 the most expensive. The large caps are the cheapest and trade at 10 times the earnings per share. Beazley, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group and Phoenix Solar Holdings are the stocks with the highest ratios. Stocks with the lowest ratios are Ambac Financial, Genworth Financial and Europejskie Centrum Odszkodowan SA.

Highest dividend yields insurance sector

The sector's average dividend yield is with 2,9 percent relatively high. Stocks now high dividend yields now are AK Sigorta AS, Zavarovalnica Triglav dd and Sjova-Almennar tryggingar hf.

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