Smallcaps are the most expensive in the insurance sector

There is a low diversification of 12 months returns within the insurance sector. The sector is around 0 percent higher since March. Among the winners we find Erie Indemnity Co, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group and April SA. Relatively big losses are for Europejskie Centrum Odszkodowan SA, Just and Hansard Global.

Core figures insurance sector

The midcaps in this sector are the winners. Among the less performing are mostly the smallcaps.

Lowest PE-ratios insurance sector

Regarding the price/earnings-ratios we see a uniform palette. The smallcaps are with the price/earnings-ratio of 14 the most expensive. The microcaps are the cheapest and trade at 12 times the earnings per share. Helios Underwriting, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group and Phoenix Solar Holdings are the stocks with the highest ratios. Stocks with the lowest ratios are Europejskie Centrum Odszkodowan SA, Genworth Financial and Brighthouse Financial.

Highest dividend yields insurance sector

The sector's average dividend yield is with 3,2 percent relatively high. Stocks now high dividend yields now are Votum SA, CNA Financial and Zavarovalnica Triglav dd.

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