Nov 18 2023, 08:45
3 life and 2 other insurance majors with upside of up to 45%:
Insurance is one industry that got hit very badly and led to a situation where literally every company has to raise funds to meet regulatory requirements. But at the same time, awareness about the need to have insurance on which companies had been spending tons of money was created without them spending even a penny.
So, while there was a short-term problem, a bigger issue of awareness got resolved. But then came changes in tax laws, which was another big blow.
When it comes to the insurance sector, a number of times, the name of both life and non- life and health insurance companies is taken in the same breadth. While they all belong to the insurance sector, there is a world of difference between macro and micro factors which impact the bottomline of a life, non life and health insurance player.
Painting them with the same brush is not good for a portfolio. We take a look at players from all the segments of the industry. After the announcement of changes in tax law early this year, all insurance stocks were hit badly.
In reality, while both are insurance sectors, there is a world of difference in what macro and micro factors impact the bottomline of the life insurance player and non life insurance player.
For non life insurance right from automobile sales to industrial growth is what matters. For life insurance companies, what matters is awareness about the need to have insurance, tax incentives given by the government are more important than anything else Eron on the cost side the operating matrix is different for both the comments.
Insurance sector stocks - Upside potential
Upside Potential %
Nov 17, 2023
Company Name
Star Health Insurance
45.9
Market Cap
Inst Stake%
16.6
Rs Cr
31,834
HDFC Life
30.7
136,540
24.1
31,975
Max Financial Services
ICICI Prudential
Avg Score
5
4
6
Reco
Buy
Analyst Count
19
32
16
Buy
Buy
Life
ICICI Lombard
25.9
15.0
68,763
Calculated from highest price target given by analysts Source: SR Plus
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Nov 20 2023, 07:59