Head-To-Head Survey: Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China (PIAIF) and Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Competitors	10.77%	10.79%	3.97%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China	N/A	N/A	1.65
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Competitors	$15.46 billion	$1.70 billion	32.52

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China. Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 31.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.8% of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China rivals beat Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. provides financial products and services for insurance, banking, asset management, and technology businesses in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Life and Health Insurance; Property and Casualty Insurance; Banking; Asset Management; and Technology segments. Its Life and Health Insurance segment offers term, whole-life, endowment, annuity, investment-linked, universal life, and health care and medical insurance to individual and corporate customers. The company's Property and Casualty Insurance segment provides auto, non-auto, and accident and health insurance to individual and corporate customers. Its Banking segment undertakes loan and intermediary businesses with corporate and retail customers; and offers wealth management and credit card services to individual customers. The company's Asset Management segment provides trust products services, brokerage services, trading services, investment banking services, investment management, finance lease, and other asset management services. Its Technology segment offers financial and daily-life services through internet platforms, such as financial transaction information service, and health care service platforms. The company also provides annuity insurance, IT and business process outsourcing, real estate investment and management, futures brokerage, project investment, currency brokerage, property agency, fund raising and distribution, real estate development and leasing, and insurance agency services. In addition, it provides factoring, equity investment, logistics and warehousing, management consulting, e-commerce, and credit information services; and operates an expressway, as well as produces and sells consumer chemicals. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Shenzhen, China.