The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights MetLife, Prudential Financial, Reinsurance Group of America, Marsh & McLennan...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL October 20, 2023 Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: MetLife Inc. MET, Prudential Financial Inc. PRU, Reinsurance Group of America Inc. RGA, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. MMC and Aflac Inc. AFL.

Here are highlights from Wednesdays Analyst Blog:

5 Insurers Set to Outperform This Earnings Season

Per the latest Earnings Preview, the Finance sectors third-quarter 2022 earnings are expected to decline 8.5% while revenues are estimated to improve 3.2%. Earnings of Insurance, one of the Finance sector industries, are estimated to drop 7.3% while revenues are expected to increase 1.2%. Better pricing and exposure growth are likely to have driven premiums, which in turn are expected to have aided insurers revenues.

With the help of the Zacks Stock Screener, we have identified five insurers namely, MetLife Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Reinsurance Group of America Inc., Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. and Aflac Inc. which are poised to outshine the Zacks Consensus Estimate in third-quarter earnings. These stocks have the ideal combination of two ingredients a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), #2 (Buy), #3 (Hold) to surpass expectations. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.