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Jefferies將Arch Capital Group評級由「買入」下調至「持有」

Jefferies於週二發出報告,將保險公司Arch Capital Group(股票代號:ACGL)的評級由「買入」下調至「持有」,原因是市場競爭日益激烈,加上目前估值下的風險回報比變得不再具吸引力。

同時,Jefferies將該公司的目標股價下調6%,由之前的106美元降至100美元,相較於最近收市價95.53美元,預示股價上升空間僅約5%。

報告中特別指出,ACGL過去表現強勁的財產災難再保險(Property Catastrophe Reinsurance,簡稱P-CAT)及專業保險領域,近期定價趨勢顯示疲軟。雖然價格仍高於2022年水平,但今年中期續約時,部分災難險種的保費率出現高達20%的下跌,主要因市場容量激增,超過了需求增長。

Jefferies認為,儘管ACGL在市場上具領先地位且承保紀律嚴謹,這些因素仍會抑制保費增長並壓縮回報率。

在盈利預測方面,Jefferies維持2025年每股盈利(EPS)預測為8美元,但將2026年和2027年的EPS預測分別下調2%,調整後分別為9.55美元和10.05美元。這主要反映出基本利潤率走弱,符合市場普遍預期。

此外,Jefferies預測ACGL未來三年的經營股本回報率分別為14%、14.5%及13.5%,低於過去三年平均17%的水平。

此次評級下調,主要源於Jefferies重新評估ACGL的估值與增長預期之間的關係。該行將ACGL的市淨率(P/B)由1.7倍下調至1.6倍,與過去五年平均水平持平。這反映了承保利潤率將放緩及保費增長趨勢變慢,尤其是在再保險業務上。

除了財產險定價壓力,Jefferies亦指出Lloyd’s專業保險市場和超額保險(Surplus Lines)領域的競爭加劇,這兩個市場的競爭態勢可能影響公司的增長潛力。雖然某些產品線如其他責任險仍維持強勁定價,但網絡風險及金融線保險的價格已呈下降趨勢。

ACGL近期收購的MidCorp也令基礎損失率有所上升,但Jefferies預計隨著業務重新承保,損失率將會逐步改善。

分析師補充說:「我們暫時找不到短期內推動每股盈利顯著上調的催化因素。」

ACGL:這位市場常勝軍是否正面臨新挑戰?

踏入2024年,股市估值普遍飆升,令不少投資者對進一步買入股票感到猶疑。誠然,股市永遠存在機會,但如今尋找這些機會似乎比一年前更困難。如果你正猶豫下一步該把資金投向何方,不妨參考今年表現最優秀的投資組合。Investing.com的ProPicks AI提供六個模型組合,幫助投資者篩選當下最值得入手的股票。例如,ProPicks AI發現今年有九隻被低估的股票漲幅超過25%。這些新加入的股票有望在未來幾年帶來豐厚回報。ACGL會是其中之一嗎?

評論與啟示

Jefferies對ACGL的評級調整反映了保險業面臨的結構性變化,尤其是在再保險及專業險領域的競爭加劇。這類行業通常依賴嚴格的風險管理和穩健的定價策略來維持盈利,但市場容量的快速擴張和資金流入已經改變遊戲規則,令傳統領先者難以輕易保持高回報。

尤其值得注意的是,ACGL的估值回落至歷史平均水平,暗示市場對其未來增長的期待變得更加謹慎。這對投資者來說,是一個提醒:即使是行業龍頭,也不能忽視市場環境的變化和競爭態勢。

此外,雖然ACGL近期的收購行動帶來短期損失率上升,但這同時也反映出企業在尋求多元化和擴張新業務的努力。未來的關鍵在於這些新業務能否成功整合並提升整體盈利能力。

綜合來看,投資者在考慮ACGL時,需平衡其市場領先優勢與行業競爭加劇帶來的壓力。這是典型的「成長與風險並存」案例,提醒大家投資決策必須建立在對行業深刻理解及對估值合理性的審慎評估上。

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