Head to Head Survey: Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (GJNSY) and Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Gjensidige Forsikring ASA and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Competitors	10.29%	11.05%	4.11%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Gjensidige Forsikring ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gjensidige Forsikring ASA and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA	N/A	N/A	3.43
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Competitors	$15.54 billion	$1.69 billion	34.03

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Gjensidige Forsikring ASA. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 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

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA pays an annual dividend of $10.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 35.8%. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA pays out 122.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Summary

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA rivals beat Gjensidige Forsikring ASA on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Company Profile

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA engages in the provision of general insurance and pension products in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The company operates through five segments: General Insurance Private, General Insurance Commercial, General Insurance Sweden, General Insurance Baltics, and Pension. It offers motor, property, accident and health, liability, marine/transport, natural perils, agriculture, travel, leisure craft, valuables, commercial, and life insurance products. The company also provides defined contribution occupational pension schemes for businesses, which include disability pension, spouse/cohabitant pension, and child's pension products. It distributes its products through various distribution channels comprising office channel, call center, Internet, partners, and brokers to private and commercial customers. The company was founded in 1816 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Gjensidige Forsikring ASA operates as a subsidiary of GjensidigeStiftelsen.