In total, around 270 analyst recommendations were published for Hannover Re and the insurance sector in the 2014 financial year. By the end of the year 33 analysts had handed down opinions on Hannover Re: 6 analysts (11) recommended the Hannover Re share as “buy” or “overweight”; as in the previous year, altogether 20 opinions were a “hold”, making this the most common, while “underweight” or “sell” recommendations were issued a total of 7 (3) times. The analysts’ average price target climbed slightly in the course of the year from EUR 63.18 at the outset to EUR 66.34 at year-end.