February 27, 2025
Top 10 Stock SBI Life Insurance Strong Buy Recommendation
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Snapshot: SBI Life Insurance – Top 10 Stock in Independent Boards in Growth Markets
SBI Life Insurance is listed as a top 10 stock on February 27, 2025 in the market index Independent Boards Growth Markets because of its high performance in at least one of the Obermatt investment strategies. Three consolidated Obermatt Ranks are above-average. Only the Value Rank is below average. The investment rationale may be an investment in future growth, supported by professional market opinion. Based on the Obermatt 360° View of 82 (top 82% performer), Obermatt assesses an overall strong buy recommendation for SBI Life Insurance on February 27, 2025.
Snapshot: Obermatt Ranks
| Country | India |
| Industry | Life & Health Insurance |
| Index | Good Governace Growth Markets, Independent Boards Growth Markets, CNX Nifty 50 |
| Size class | XX-Large |
When Obermatt identifies the Top 10 stocks in a market, it’s based on a certain investment strategy. The best performing stocks usually aren’t the ones that everyone is talking about (those are often "over-priced" and have low Value ranks).
For each investment strategy, we provide you with more detailed analysis and our recommendation. You see the ranks of the top 10 stocks ranked by that particular investment strategy (360° View, Sentiment, Value, Growth, Safety and Combined Financial Performance).
360° View: Obermatt 360° View SBI Life Insurance Strong Buy
| 360 METRICS | February 27, 2025 | |||||||
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| VALUE | 19 |
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| GROWTH | 67 |
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| SAFETY | 87 |
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| SENTIMENT | ||||||||
| SENTIMENT | 77 |
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| 360° VIEW | 82 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 82 (better than 82% compared with alternatives) for 2022, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock SBI Life Insurance are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for SBI Life Insurance. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 67% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 87 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 87% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 77, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 77% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 19, meaning that the share price of SBI Life Insurance is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 81% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated 360° View of 82, SBI Life Insurance is better positioned than 82% of all alternative stock investment opportunities based on the Obermatt Method. As three out of four consolidated Obermatt Ranks exhibit excellent performance, such as above-average growth (Growth Rank of 67), a safe financing structure (Safety Rank of 87), and positive professional market sentiment (Sentiment Rank of 77), it is a solid stock investment where growth may be the strongest driver of the investment rationale, also reflected by institutional investors. It is typical for growth companies to have low value, as is the case here. Investors are willing to pay more for companies that outperform their competitors. So the question is, how much more do you pay for the stock of SBI Life Insurance compared with alternatives? You can use the following rule of thumb: The growth rank measures the growth momentum of the company (67% better than peers). The value rank could be the reverse reflection of that (33%). A Value Rank below that level may be assessed as expensive, a rank above that is still good value. Sometimes market sentiment just reflects the past, sometimes the reality. You pay more than the market average for this stock, but it may be worth it. ...read more
Sentiment Strategy: Professional Market Sentiment for SBI Life Insurance very positive
ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Sentiment Rank of 77 (better than 77% compared with alternatives) for 2022, overall professional sentiment and engagement for the stock SBI Life Insurance is very positive. The Sentiment Rank is based on consolidating four sentiment indicators, with all but one indicator above average for SBI Life Insurance. Analyst Opinions are at a rank of 95 (better than 95% of alternative investments), which means that currently, stock research analysts tend to recommend a stock investment in the company. In addition, Analyst Opinions Change has a rank of 52, which means that currently, stock research experts are getting even more optimistic. Obermatt Market Pulse further supports this with a rank of 75, which means that the current professional news and professional social networks are generally positive when discussing this company (more positive news than for 75% of competitors). But there are few stock holdings by institutional investors. The Professional Investors rank is low at 19, which means that currently, professional investors hold less stock in this company than in 81% of alternative investment opportunities. Pros tend to invest in other companies. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Sentiment Rank of 77 (more positive than 77% compared with investment alternatives), SBI Life Insurance has a reputation among professional investors that is significantly higher than that of its competitors. Not having too many professionals invested in SBI Life Insurance may be less of an issue, especially if the stock is from a smaller company where professionals typically invest less. It is natural for professional investors to focus on large and extra-large companies, as they provide more safety. Smaller companies attract fewer professionals in the shareholder community. Overall, the signals from the professionals are still quite favorable for investments in SBI Life Insurance. ...read more
Value Strategy: SBI Life Insurance Stock Price Value low
ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Value Rank of 19 (worse than 81% compared with alternatives), SBI Life Insurance shares are significantly more expensive than comparable stocks. The Value Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators, where the majority of metrics are below, and only one is above average for SBI Life Insurance. Price-to-Sales (P/S) is 82, which means that the stock price compared with what market professionals expect for future sales is lower than 82% of comparable companies, indicating a good value concerning to SBI Life Insurance's revenue size. But all other performance indicators point in a different direction. Dividend yields have a Dividend Yield rank of 14, meaning that dividends are expected to be lower than for 86% of comparable investments. Furthermore, Price-to-Book Capital (also referred to as market-to-book ratio) is less favorable than 97% of alternatives (only 3% of peers have an even higher ratio). The same is valid for Price-to-Profit (or Price / Earnings, P/E), which is higher than for 95% of comparable companies, making the stock more expensive compared with the company's expected profit levels. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Value Rank of 19, is a sell recommendation based on SBI Life Insurance's stock price compared with the company's operational size and dividend yields. Since Price-to-Sales is a stable value indicator even in challenging times, investing in SBI Life Insurance could be seen as a value investment. However, there must be a good reason for the low market-to-book rank. If the company has a typical capital investment practice, the stock may be overvalued because the profit and dividend-related performance indicators are also low. The stock is only good value if investors can expect profits and dividends to pick up in the future. Else, SBI Life Insurance looks like an expensive investment today. ...read more
Growth Strategy: SBI Life Insurance Growth Momentum good
| GROWTH METRICS | February 27, 2025 | |||||||
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| REVENUE GROWTH | 77 |
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| PROFIT GROWTH | 67 |
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| CAPITAL GROWTH | 66 |
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| STOCK RETURNS | 39 |
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| CONSOLIDATED RANK: GROWTH | 67 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Growth Rank of 67 (better than 67% compared with alternatives), SBI Life Insurance shows an above-average growth dynamic in its industry. Investors also speak of positive momentum. The Growth Rank is based on consolidating four value indicators, with all but one indicator above average for SBI Life Insurance. Sales Growth has a value of 77 which means that currently professionals expect the company to grow more than 77% of its competitors. Profit Growth with a value of 67 and Capital Growth with a rank of 66 means that currently, professionals expect the company to grow both profits and invested capital more than of its competitors. But Stock Returns has only a rank of 39, which means that stock returns have recently been below 61% of alternative investments. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: The overall picture with a consolidated Growth Rank of 67, is a buy recommendation for growth and momentum investors. SBI Life Insurance has only one below-average growth indicator, the stock returns. This is probably the least reliable growth indicator, because it measures company and investor expectations at the same time. The three other growth indicators, which are all positive for SBI Life Insurance, are more reliable measures of growth momentum. For this reason, the company seems to be on a good trajectory, unless you think the current period is not representative, because of unique events that will not be repeated in the future. ...read more
Safety Strategy: SBI Life Insurance Debt Financing Safety very solid
| SAFETY METRICS | February 27, 2025 | |||||||
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| LEVERAGE | 100 |
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| REFINANCING | 34 |
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| LIQUIDITY | 96 |
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| CONSOLIDATED RANK: SAFETY | 87 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Safety Rank of 87 (better than 87% compared with alternatives) for 2022, the company SBI Life Insurance has safe financing practices, which means that their overall debt burden is low. This doesn't mean that the business of SBI Life Insurance is safe, it only means that the company is on the safer side regarding possible bankruptcy, assuming that public reporting is correct. The Safety Rank is based on consolidating three financing indicators, with two out of three indicators above average for SBI Life Insurance. Leverage is at a rank of 100, meaning the company has a below-average debt-to-equity ratio. It has less debt than 100% of its competitors. Liquidity is also good at a rank of 96, meaning the company generates more profit to service its debt than 96% of its competitors. This indicates that the company is on the safer side when it comes to debt service. But Refinancing is lower at a rank of 34, which means that the portion of the debt that is about to be refinanced is above-average. It has more debt in the refinancing stage than 66% of its competitors. ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: With a consolidated Safety Rank of 87 (better than 87% compared with alternatives), SBI Life Insurance has a financing structure that is significantly safer than that of its competitors. The refinancing issues could be a short-term problem, especially if the company has reputation issues. Banks and investors don't like to refinance debt if there are clouds on the horizon. For this reason, investors should look at the refinancing environment for SBI Life Insurance. Does it look safe that debt that is coming due can be covered with new debt? If that is the case, then the financing situation of the company is on the safer side. If not, it may be better to wait until refinancing has been completed and the Refinancing rank is good again. ...read more
Combined financial peformance: SBI Life Insurance Top Financial Performance
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| VALUE | 19 |
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| GROWTH | 67 |
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| SAFETY | 96 |
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| COMBINED | 97 |
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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt Combined Rank of 97 (better than 97% compared with investment alternatives), SBI Life Insurance (Life & Health Insurance, India) shares have much better financial characteristics than comparable stocks. Shares of SBI Life Insurance are low in value (priced high) with a consolidated Value Rank of 19 (worse than 81% of alternatives). But they show above-average growth (Growth Rank of 67) and are safely financed (Safety Rank of 87, which means below-average debt burdens). ...read more
RECOMMENDATION: A Combined Rank of 97, is a strong buy recommendation based on SBI Life Insurance's financial characteristics. Investors looking for growth and low financial risk may find this stock attractive. While the company SBI Life Insurance exhibits low value (Obermatt Value Rank of 19), which means that the stock price is rather high, it also demonstrates above-average growth (Obermatt Growth Rank of 67). This is a typical case, as high-growth companies are often expensive. Good financing practices (Obermatt Safety Rank of 87) are a double-edged sword: if the company continues growing, low debt limits shareholder returns. But if the company increases its debt, it will also increase risk. In other words, this is an investment on the safer side, despite the above-average price (low value). ...read more
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