PICC Property and Casualty nine-month insurance revenue up 2.4%
Overview
China property and casualty insurer's nine-month insurance revenue rose 2.4% yr/yr
Company recorded underwriting profit and combined ratio declined 0.3 percentage points yr/yr
Results driven by strengthened operations, digital-intelligent empowerment and improved risk prevention
Outlook
Company did not provide specific financial guidance for upcoming quarters or full year in its press release
Result Drivers
PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS - Co said strengthened professional operations contributed to results
DIGITAL-INTELLIGENT EMPOWERMENT - Co attributed results to digital-intelligent empowerment
RISK PREVENTION - Improved risk prevention cited as driver of results
Company press release: Full Story
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
9M Insurance Revenue | RMB 395.05 bln |
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the property & casualty insurance peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd is HK$20.00, about 22.9% above its October 30 closing price of HK$16.28
The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago
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