Huachuang Securities·2025-10-29 07:31Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Strong Buy" rating for Ping An Insurance (601318) with a target price of 74.3 CNY [1][6]. Core Insights - In Q1-Q3 2025, the group achieved a net profit attributable to shareholders of 132.9 billion CNY, a year-on-year increase of 11.5%, and an operating profit of 116.3 billion CNY, up 7.2% year-on-year [1]. - The new business value (NBV) for life insurance increased by 46.2% year-on-year to 35.7 billion CNY, indicating strong growth in new business [1]. - The combined ratio (COR) for property insurance improved by 0.8 percentage points to 97%, reflecting better cost management and a decrease in natural disaster impacts [1]. - The non-annualized net investment return rate was 2.8%, down 0.3 percentage points year-on-year, while the comprehensive investment return rate rose to 5.4%, an increase of 1 percentage point year-on-year [1]. Financial Performance Summary - For Q1-Q3 2025, the life insurance segment's new business premium (NBP) grew by 2.3% year-on-year to 141.8 billion CNY, marking a return to positive growth [1]. - The bank insurance channel saw a remarkable increase of 170.9% in NBV, driven by the expansion of external cooperation networks and product upgrades [1]. - The overall property insurance segment reported a premium income of 256.2 billion CNY, with non-auto insurance premiums growing by 14.3% [1]. - The investment portfolio size exceeded 6.41 trillion CNY, reflecting an 11.9% increase since the beginning of the year [1]. Earnings Forecast - The report adjusts the EPS forecast for 2025-2027 to 8.0, 8.8, and 9.5 CNY respectively, up from previous estimates of 7.1, 8.2, and 9.1 CNY [1][7]. - The projected net profit for 2025 is 145.1 billion CNY, representing a year-on-year growth of 14.6% [7].