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Life/Health Insurance Plunge: Dive -2.99%! $CNO, $UNM, $AFL, $AEL, $MFC and More!

Life/Health Insurance Plunge: Dive -2.99%! $CNO, $UNM, $AFL, $AEL, $MFC and More!

Life/Health Insurance Stocks Experience a 2.99% Decline!

📉 Intro Description:
Life/Health insurance stocks are under pressure, seeing a loss of nearly 3%. With a "Strong Sell" rating backing most stocks in this category, traders need to exercise caution. A deeper dive will provide a better understanding of individual stocks and market movements.

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Tickers of this Group:
$CNO $UNM $AFL $AEL $MFC $PRU $MET $GNW $PUK $LNC $PRI $NWLI $BHF $FG $GL $ABL $BHFAN $BHFAO $BHFAP $JXN $BHFAM

🏢 Industry Description:

Life insurance companies offer policies that pay beneficiaries a lump sum upon the insured's death. These policies can be term or whole life. Life insurance firms might also provide long-term disability policies to replace income if the insured becomes sick or disabled. Health insurance helps cover medical expenses. Major players include Anthem, Inc., MetLife, Inc., and Aflac Incorporated.

📊 Market Cap:
The average market cap across this industry is 14.1B. Topping the list is $MET with a valuation of 46.4B, while $BHFAN stands at the lower end with zero.

📈 High and Low Price Notable News:
Price growth in the last week was -3.31% on average across all stocks in the sector. Monthly and quarterly price growth rates stand at -5.83% and 10.96% respectively. $ABL stands out with a positive growth of 2.36%, while $BHFAM declined the most, dropping 7.86%.

  • News Flashes:
    • $MET: Fell by 5.17% this week.
    • $LNC: Dropped by a staggering 9.54% this week.
    • $MFC: Experienced a decline of 5.56% this week.

🔊 Volume:
Weekly volume growth averaged 8.92% across all stocks. Monthly and quarterly volume growth rates for the same set of stocks were 65.33% and 21.24% respectively.

  • Volume Highlights:
    • $CNO: Saw a record-breaking growth of 112% of the 65-Day Volume Moving Average.
    • $AEL: Experienced a record-breaking daily growth of 300% of the 65-Day Volume Moving Average.
    • $BHF: Recorded a record-breaking daily growth of 223% of the 65-Day Volume Moving Average.

📚 Fundamental Analysis Ratings:

  • Valuation Rating: 53
  • P/E Growth Rating: 42
  • Price Growth Rating: 46
  • SMR Rating: 95
  • Profit Risk Rating: 69
  • Seasonality Score: 46

🌐 Notable Companies:
Prominent companies in this industry include MetLife ($MET), Prudential Financial ($PRU), Lincoln National Corp ($LNC), and Genworth Financial ($GNW).

📜 Ticker Analysis:

$CNO:

MACD Analysis: Turned negative on October 03, 2023, indicating a potential decline with a probability of 71%.

Stock Forecast: Price of $23.05 is trading between resistance of $24.64 and support of $21.07. Price fell by 2% in the last month.

$UNM:

Moving Average Analysis: Fell below its 50-day Moving Average on October 03, 2023. A downward trend is probable with 76% chances.

Stock Forecast: Current price of $48.15 is trading between support of $48.26 and resistance of $40.99. Price declined by 2% over the last month.
 

$AFL:

Momentum Indicator Analysis: Moved below the 0 level on October 02, 2023, signaling a probable shift to a new downward trend. The historical trend shows a 56% chance of a further decline.

Stock Forecast: The current price of $76.07 has surpassed the resistance line at $64.00 and is trading between support at $97.03 and resistance at $64.00. Over the last month, the price showed a +1% Uptrend, but declined by 1% in the past week.

$AEL:

Momentum Indicator Analysis: The indicator moved below the 0 level on September 25, 2023. This suggests a potential downward trend. Historically, in similar scenarios, the stock declined 68% of the time.

Stock Forecast: Currently trading at $53.40, the stock has crossed its resistance of $50.98. It's now positioned between the $58.39 resistance and $50.98 resistance lines. The past month witnessed a slight downtrend of -0.95%, with the stock falling -0.90% in the last week.

$MFC:

Moving Average Analysis: The 50-day Moving Average for MFC crossed below its 200-day moving average on September 29, 2023. This is typically seen as a long-term bearish signal.

Stock Forecast: The current stock price of $17.68 is trading between support at $17.93 and resistance at $14.80. In the last month, there has been a -5% downtrend, and in the past week, the stock has declined by 5%.

$PRU:

Trend Analysis: PRU is in a 3.74% downward trend, witnessing decline for three consecutive days as of October 03, 2023. Historically, 65% of similar situations led to further declines in the following month.

Stock Forecast: PRU, priced at $91.17, has crossed its support line at $88.99. It currently trades between the resistance at $123.23 and support at $88.99. Over the last month, a -4% downtrend was observed, with a 4% decline in the last week.

$MET:

Moving Average Analysis: The stock moved below its 50-day Moving Average on September 27, 2023, suggesting a shift from an upward trend to a downward one. There's a 59% likelihood of the stock continuing this downward trend based on past data.

Stock Forecast: With a current price of $59.99, it is below the lowest support line of $65.15 defined by A.I. The past month saw a -5% decline, with a weekly decline of -4%.

$GNW:

Moving Average Analysis: As of October 03, 2023, GNW moved below its 50-day Moving Average, indicating a potential change from an upward trend to a downward one. Historically, the stock has decreased 85% of the time in such scenarios.

Stock Forecast: Trading at $5.88, the stock has crossed its support at $5.27. It's now between the support of $6.88 and $5.27. The past month witnessed a -2% decline, with a similar -2% decrease in the past week.

 

Related Ticker: CNO, UNM, AFL, AEL, MFC, PRU, MET, GNW, PUK, LNC, PRI, NWLI, BHF, FG, GL, ABL, BHFAN, BHFAO, BHFAP, JXN, BHFAM

CNO's RSI Oscillator peaks and leaves overbought zone

The 10-day RSI Oscillator for CNO moved out of overbought territory on September 08, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. Traders may want to look at selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 42 instances where the indicator moved out of the overbought zone. In 25 of the 42 cases the stock moved lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a move down at 60%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In 31 of 68 cases where CNO's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 46%.

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on September 18, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on CNO as a result. In 44 of 87 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 51%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for CNO turned negative on September 10, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 46 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In 22 of the 46 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at 48%.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where CNO declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 47%.

CNO broke above its upper Bollinger Band on September 03, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Bullish Trend Analysis

Following a +1.42% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where CNO advanced for three days, in 212 of 335 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 63%.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 4 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 64, placing this stock better than average.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 17 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 40 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. CNO’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 52 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.971) is normal, around the industry mean (1.398). P/E Ratio (19.038) is within average values for comparable stocks, (20.801). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.210) is also within normal values, averaging (0.468). Dividend Yield (0.013) settles around the average of (0.037) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (1.156) is also within normal values, averaging (1.303).

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 94 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are MetLife (NYSE:MET), Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU), Lincoln National Corp (NYSE:LNC), Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW).

Industry description

Life insurance companies mainly sell policies that pay a death benefit as a lump sum upon the death of the insured to their beneficiaries. Life insurance policies may be sold as term life, (which guarantees payment of a stated death benefit and expires at the end of a specified term) or permanent /typically whole life (which is more expensive but lasts a lifetime and carries a cash accumulation component). Life insurance firms may also sell long-term disability policies that help to replace the insured individual’s income if they become sick or disabled. Health insurance, on the other hand, helps pay for medical expenses. Anthem, Inc., MetLife, Inc. and Aflac Incorporated are some of the largest U.S. companies in this industry.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Life/Health Insurance Industry is 18.71B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 228.36K to 145.21B. CILJF holds the highest valuation in this group at 145.21B. The lowest valued company is GWGHQ at 228.36K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Life/Health Insurance Industry was -1%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 1%, and the average quarterly price growth was 7%. AAME experienced the highest price growth at 5%, while ABX experienced the biggest fall at -8%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Life/Health Insurance Industry was 201%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 133% and the average quarterly volume growth was 0%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 36
P/E Growth Rating: 71
Price Growth Rating: 53
SMR Rating: 91
Profit Risk Rating: 63
Seasonality Score: 4 (-100 ... +100)
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Life/Health Insurance Plunge: Dive -2.99%! $CNO, $UNM, $AFL, $AEL, $MFC and More!