Sector analysis
Insurance
Read from what its listed companies are showing. Each industry inside it is judged on its own below.
Mixed
13 listed companies · ₹ 7,43,844 Cr. total market value- ▲69% of companies grew sales by more than 8% from a year earlier; the typical company's profit rose 22%. 8% made a loss.
- ●No credit rating upgrades and 1 downgrade in the last 90 days.
- –9 good and no bad company announcements (read since 6 Oct 2026; not counted until there is a month of them).
- ▼The typical share is down 10% in 3 months; 8% of shares trade above their 200-day average (their usual level).
- –Typical P/E 38.1, 27% below these companies' usual level (cheaper than normal).
▲ / ▼ / ● are the signals the verdict counts: results, credit ratings, announcements and share prices. Lines marked – are shown but not counted.
In charts
Share prices over the last year
The typical Insurance share against the typical share on the market, both starting at 100. Now 83 vs 83.
Is growth speeding up or slowing down?
The typical company's sales and profit growth against the same quarter a year earlier.
Industries in this sector
A sector mixes different businesses; each industry is judged on its own. Open one for its charts and companies.
| Life Insurance6 companies | Too few | 67% of cos. | +23% | −15.4% | 59.4 |
| General Insurance6 companies | Too few | 67% of cos. | −7.9% | −6.6% | 35.6 |
| Insurance Distributors1 companies | Too few | 100% of cos. | +21.7% | −17.3% | 21.5 |
Cheaper than peers
Not a buy list. These shares trade at a P/E at least 30% below their industry's typical level and below their own usual level, and they also pass basic checks: profitable, sales and profit growing, low debt, no red flags, market value of ₹250 Cr or more. Cheap shares are often cheap for a reason; this is where to start reading, not where to stop.
| Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance Corporation of India LICI | Life Insurance | 8 vs 59.487% cheaper | +6.8% / +24% | ₹ 4,81,142.58 Cr. |
Cheaper than peers across the whole market
Leaders and laggards
Good news
- Max Financial ServicesStrong results
- Canara HSBC Life Insurance CompanyStrong results
- ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company LtdStrong results
- Star Health and Allied Insurance Company LtdStrong results
- Go Digit General InsurancePromoters buying
Warning signs
- Niva Bupa Health Insurance CompanyCredit rating cut
Best shares, 3 months
Worst shares, 3 months
Companies
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Figures are medians and shares of companies, so one giant company cannot outweigh the rest. Results compare each company's latest quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; ratings and announcements cover the last 90 days (announcements are read by AI and can be wrong). This page adds up published data; it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.