Analyzing Hannover Rück (HVRRF) & Its Peers

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.0% of Hannover Rück shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hannover Rück and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hannover Rück	N/A	N/A	36.61
Hannover Rück Competitors	$15.51 billion	$1.69 billion	33.79

Hannover Rück’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Hannover Rück. Hannover Rück is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Hannover Rück pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hannover Rück pays out 28.2% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Hannover Rück and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hannover Rück	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hannover Rück Competitors	10.35%	11.09%	4.14%

Summary

Hannover Rück rivals beat Hannover Rück on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Hannover Rück Company Profile

Hannover Rück SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance products and services in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Europe, the United States, Asia, Australia, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Property & Casualty Reinsurance; and Life & Health Reinsurance segments. The company provides property and casualty reinsurance solutions for agricultural, livestock, and bloodstock; aviation and space; catastrophe XL; credit, surety, and political risks; facultative; and marine and offshore energy businesses, as well as insurance-linked securities and structured reinsurance. It offers risk solutions in the areas of critical illness, disability, health, longevity, long term care, and mortality. In addition, the company offers group life, retirement, lifestyle, credit life, and Takaful reinsurance products. Further, the company provides various financial solutions, including new-business financing; monetization of embedded value; reserve and solvency relief; and reinsurance and solvency II businesses. The company was formerly known as Hannover Rückversicherung AG and changed its name to Hannover Rück SE in March 2013. Hannover Rück SE was founded in 1966 and is based in Hanover, Germany. Hannover Rück SE operates as a subsidiary of Talanx AG.