We believe Pru’s decision to list and sell down part of its stake in its Indian AMC, coupled with returning the proceeds to shareholders, has been a major catalyst for investors to discover the hidden value in Pru’s Indian business (The Indian catalyst, 5 Pru’s share price up 58% in 2025 YTD (Fig 2, as of 17 Jul 2025). Exposure to steadily rising Indian valuation multiples Pru’s listed Indian insurance business traded at 68.9x 1-year forward P/E based on Bloomberg consensus (up notably from 22% stake valued at US$2.4bn. While its Indian AMC business has yet to list, a comparable- sized listed peer, HDFC AMC (HDFCAMC IN, Not rated, CP: INR5,510) has a market capitalisation of US$13.7bn, and trades at 42.9x 1-year forward P/E based on Bloomberg consensus (Mar 2023: 18.6x).