Provides residential earthquake insurance. Offers commercial earthquake insurance. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 37% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
For a bank, strength is measured by capital buffers and reserves — not cash minus debt.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 24% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 22% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 37% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 32/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 40/100.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor.
On our five-subject report card, PLMR sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: PLMR is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (40/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.