Undervalued Insurance Stocks on TSE July 2023

July 16, 2023

Insurance

Insurance companies underwrite, market, and distribute insurance and related products to individuals, families or corporations.

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Undervalued Insurance stocks

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SymbolNameClose Price ($)Valuation ($)Difference (%)Average Vol (30D)Market Cap ($M)Yield (%)P/E Ratio
BNRE Brookfield Reinsurance 43.01 58.06 34.99 16679 2227 1.25 10.5
DFY Definity Financial 34.20 40.16 17.41 158789 3981 1.53 10.4
FFH.U Fairfax Finl Hldgs 734.31 838.27 14.16 11 18588 0.00 10.5
POW.PR.E Power Corp of Canada 33.56 36.60 9.06 11 22415 5.99 16.8
ELF E-L Financial Corp 925.00 981.04 6.06 268 3528 1.35 10.2
IFC Intact Financial 193.40 204.04 5.50 270779 33903 2.17 15.2
MFC Manulife Financial 24.89 26.00 4.45 4461309 46345 5.58 4.9
FFH Fairfax Finl Hldgs 949.48 982.01 3.43 31046 24035 1.41 10.2
GWO Great-West Lifeco 38.70 40.01 3.39 1399597 36105 5.22 14.5
MIC Sagen MI Canada 43.50 43.71 0.48 243770 3768 4.97 8.6
All data provided as at market close July 12, 2023.

Company Details

Brookfield Reinsurance

BNRE:TSX

Close Price

43.01

Our Valuation

58.06

% Difference

34.99

Market Cap ($M)

2227

P/E Ratio

10.5

Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd owns and operates a reinsurance business focused on providing capital-based solutions to insurance companies and their stakeholders. The company offers a broad range of insurance products and services, including life insurance and annuities, and personal and commercial property and casualty insurance.

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Definity Financial

DFY:TSX

Close Price

34.20

Our Valuation

40.16

% Difference

17.41

Market Cap ($M)

3981

P/E Ratio

10.4

Definity Financial Corp is a multi-channel, property, and casualty insurance company. It offers auto, property, liability, and pet insurance products to individual customers. Its commercial insurance products include fleet, individually-rated commercial auto, property, liability, and specialty insurance products.

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Fairfax Finl Hldgs

FFH.U:TSX

Close Price

734.31

Our Valuation

838.27

% Difference

14.16

Market Cap ($M)

18588

P/E Ratio

10.5

Fairfax provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chairman and CEO, since its formation in 1985.

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Power Corp of Canada

POW.PR.E:TSX

Close Price

33.56

Our Valuation

36.60

% Difference

9.06

Market Cap ($M)

22415

P/E Ratio

16.8

Incorporated in 1925, Power Corporation of Canada is a holding company with controlling interests in Great-West Life (an insurance conglomerate), IGM Financial (Canada's largest nonbank asset manager), and other alternative asset-management platforms (Sagard and Power Sustainable). The company also has minority interests in Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (a holding company with interests in European companies) and ChinaAMC (an asset manager in China).

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E-L Financial Corp

ELF:TSX

Close Price

925.00

Our Valuation

981.04

% Difference

6.06

Market Cap ($M)

3528

P/E Ratio

10.2

E-L Financial Corp Ltd operates as an investment and insurance holding company that provides a broad range of wealth management products, individual insurance products, group plans, and financial services to meet the needs of individuals, professionals, and businesses.

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Intact Financial

IFC:TSX

Close Price

193.40

Our Valuation

204.04

% Difference

5.50

Market Cap ($M)

33903

P/E Ratio

15.2

Intact Financial Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that provides written premiums in Canada. The company distributes insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a network of brokers and a wholly-owned subsidiary, BrokerLink, and directly to consumers through Belairdirect. Most of the company's direct premiums are written in the personal automotive space. Intact directly manages its investments through subsidiary Intact Investment Management.

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Manulife Financial

MFC:TSX

Close Price

24.89

Our Valuation

26.00

% Difference

4.45

Market Cap ($M)

46345

P/E Ratio

4.9

Manulife provides life insurance, annuities, and asset management products to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The company's investment management business contributes approximately 20% of its earnings and has around CAD 1.4 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2021. The U.S.

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Fairfax Finl Hldgs

FFH:TSX

Close Price

949.48

Our Valuation

982.01

% Difference

3.43

Market Cap ($M)

24035

P/E Ratio

10.2

Fairfax provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chairman and CEO, since its formation in 1985.

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Great-West Lifeco

GWO:TSX

Close Price

38.70

Our Valuation

40.01

% Difference

3.39

Market Cap ($M)

36105

P/E Ratio

14.5

Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 37% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance.

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Sagen MI Canada

MIC:TSX

Close Price

43.50

Our Valuation

43.71

% Difference

0.48

Market Cap ($M)

3768

P/E Ratio

8.6

Sagen MI Canada Inc private sector residential mortgage insurer in Canada. The Company provides mortgage default insurance to Canadian residential mortgage lenders, making homeownership more accessible to first-time homebuyers. The company operates exclusively in Canada, with roughly half its policies in Ontario and remaining policies in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Other.

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Brookfield Reinsurance and Definity Financial are the most undervalued Insurance stocks on the TSE. See the full list on the blog: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/undervalued-insurance-stocks-tse-july-2023
Brookfield Reinsurance $BNRE and Definity Financial $DFY are the most undervalued Insurance stocks on the #TSE. See the full list: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/undervalued-insurance-stocks-tse-july-2023
Brookfield Reinsurance and Definity Financial are the most undervalued Insurance stocks on the TSE. See the full list on the blog: https://www.stockcalc.com/Blog/undervalued-insurance-stocks-tse-july-2023

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