Samsung Life (032830) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

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Samsung Life (032830) is a life insurance company that serves corporate and individual customers in South Korea and internationally. It operates through a domestic insurance segment, a credit card and financing segment, and an overseas segment, and also offers loan products, mortgage loans, retirement pensions, funds, and asset management services. The firm, formerly known as Dongbang Life Insurance, changed its name to Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in July 1989 and was founded in 1957. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and is part of the KOSPI 200.

Key numbers explained

• Price: 294,500 KRW — the current trading price per share on the Korea Exchange.
• P/E ratio (forward): 10.9 — the price investors pay per share relative to expected future earnings; a lower number can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively versus earnings growth.
• Dividend yield: 1.8% — the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the current share price, indicating the cash return shareholders receive.
• Ex-dividend date: Dec 29, 2025 — the date by which you must own the share to be eligible for the next dividend payment.
• Payout ratio: 34% — the share of earnings paid out as dividends, showing how much profit is returned to shareholders versus retained for growth.
• Beta: 1.06 — a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market; a value near 1 means it tends to move in line with the market.
• 52-week range: 144,000 – 516,500 — the lowest and highest prices over the past year, useful for seeing how the current price compares to recent extremes.
• Revenue growth (YoY): 63.3% — the year-over-year increase in trailing 12-month revenue, reflecting top-line expansion.

What to watch

• The Korea Exchange environment and broader Korean financial sector trends, including regulatory changes that affect life insurers.
• Earnings releases around the nextEarningsDate (Nov 12, 2026), which can drive short-term price moves.
• The company’s position among peers such as NH Investment & Securities (005940), Industrial Bank of Korea (024110), Kiwoom Securities (039490), Shinhan Financial (055550), Hyundai Marine & Fire (001450), JB Financial (175330), and Samsung Card (029780), which operate in related financial services segments.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 21.3%, which indicates a relatively low level of debt compared to shareholder equity.
• The return on equity of 3.3%, which measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ equity.