Analyzing Swiss Re (SSREF) & Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Swiss Re and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Swiss Re	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swiss Re Competitors	10.34%	11.01%	4.12%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.3% of Swiss Re shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Swiss Re and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Swiss Re	N/A	N/A	14.30
Swiss Re Competitors	$15.64 billion	$1.69 billion	33.98

Swiss Re’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Swiss Re. Swiss Re is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Swiss Re pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Swiss Re pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 29.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Swiss Re lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Swiss Re competitors beat Swiss Re on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides wholesale reinsurance, insurance, other insurance-based forms of risk transfer, and other insurance-related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Property & Casualty Reinsurance, Life & Health Reinsurance, and Corporate Solutions. The Property & Casualty Reinsurance segment underwrites property reinsurance, including property, credit and surety, engineering, aviation, marine, agriculture, retakaful, and facultative reinsurance solutions; and casualty reinsurance, such as liability, motor, worker’s compensation, personal accident, management and professional liability, cyber, and facultative reinsurance solutions. The Life & Health Reinsurance segment underwrites life and health insurance products. The Corporate Solutions segment offers standard risk transfer covers and multi-line programs to customized solutions. It serves stock and mutual insurance companies, public sector and governmental entities, mid-sized and large corporations, and individuals. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.