--- title: "A Fresh Look At AIA Group (SEHK:1299) Valuation After Recent Share Price Moves" description: "AIA Group (SEHK:1299) has recently attracted investor interest with a 1-day return of 2.55% and a 1-year total return of 53.15%. Currently trading at HK$82.35, it is 17.5% undervalued compared to a fa" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276057502.md" published_at: "2026-02-16T12:43:10.000Z" --- # A Fresh Look At AIA Group (SEHK:1299) Valuation After Recent Share Price Moves > AIA Group (SEHK:1299) has recently attracted investor interest with a 1-day return of 2.55% and a 1-year total return of 53.15%. Currently trading at HK$82.35, it is 17.5% undervalued compared to a fair value of HK$99.80. The company's focus on high-value protection products supports strong cash flows and margins, but its P/E ratio of 18.3x exceeds the industry average of 12x, indicating potential valuation risk. Investors are advised to consider both the optimistic growth narrative and the valuation signals before making decisions. ## What recent performance data suggests about AIA Group (SEHK:1299) AIA Group (SEHK:1299) has drawn investor attention after a 1 day return of 2.55%, alongside a 1 year total return of 53.15% and a 3 year total return of 6.65%. See our latest analysis for AIA Group. That 2.55% 1 day share price return sits against a 7 day share price decline of 4.63% and a 90 day share price gain of 4.84%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 53.15% contrasts with a 5 year total shareholder return decline of 8.74%, suggesting momentum has been stronger recently than over the longer term. If this kind of rebound catches your interest, it might be a good moment to broaden your search and check out 103 top founder-led companies as another source of ideas. So with AIA Group trading at HK$82.35, sitting at a 21.67% discount to the HK$100.20 analyst price target and a 35.50% intrinsic discount, is there still a clear opportunity here or is the market already pricing in future growth? ## Most Popular Narrative: 17.5% Undervalued On the most followed narrative, AIA Group's fair value of HK$99.80 sits comfortably above the last close at HK$82.35, putting the current discount in clear view and framing how much optimism is baked into the long term earnings story. > *The company's focus on high value protection and low guarantee fee based products (now nearly 90% of new business) has resulted in resilient, predictable cash flows and strong margins, supporting sustainable earnings and embedded value growth. This positions AIA defensively against interest rate volatility and market cycles, underpinning profitability.* Read the complete narrative. Want to see what is driving that valuation gap? The narrative leans heavily on higher margins, steadier cash generation and a richer future earnings multiple. Curious which specific assumptions pull the fair value up to HK$99.80? **Result: Fair Value of HK$99.80 (UNDERVALUED)** Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts. However, this depends on robust growth in key Asian markets and stable regulation. A weaker economy or tighter rules could quickly challenge those margin and valuation assumptions. Find out about the key risks to this AIA Group narrative. ## Another View: Earnings Multiple Sends a Different Signal While the narrative and intrinsic value work suggest AIA Group is 17.5% undervalued, the P/E tells a different story. At 18.3x earnings, the shares trade above the Asian insurance industry on 12x and the fair ratio of 11.4x, which points to valuation risk rather than a clear bargain. Which signal do you trust more? See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown. ## Build Your Own AIA Group Narrative If you see the numbers differently or simply want to test your own view, you can pull the data together and build a fresh story in just a few minutes, then Do it your way. A good starting point is our analysis highlighting 3 key rewards investors are optimistic about regarding AIA Group. ## Looking for more investment ideas? If this has sharpened your thinking on AIA Group, do not stop here. 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