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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares | NYSE:AHL | NYSE | Ordinary Share |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00% | 42.74 | 0.00 | 01:00:00 |
On Mar 19, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (AHL) to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Why the Upgrade?
Aspen Insurance has been witnessing rising earnings estimates on the back of strong fourth-quarter 2012 results. Moreover, this property and casualty insurer delivered positive earnings surprises in all four quarters of 2012 with an average beat of 54.3%.
Additionally, Aspen Insurance and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS) entered into an Accelerated Share Repurchase agreement whereby Aspen will pay $150 million to Goldman in exchange of its shares. Further, from Jan 1, 2013 through Feb 26, 2013, Aspen bought back $47 million shares. Aspen is left with $335 million under its $500 million share repurchase authorization.
Following a through review of businesses, management decided to lower its wind and earthquake exposure within the U.S. property insurance account. This would free up more than $200 million of capital that could be deployed to maximize shareholder value.
Aspen Insurance expects to generate operating return on equity of 10% in 2014. It delivered 8.5% in return on equity in 2012.
Aspen Insurance reported its fourth-quarter results on Feb 7. Non-GAAP loss per share came in at 15 cents, better than the Zack Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.21 per share.
Gross written premiums improved 25.6% year over year to $576.2 million in the fourth quarter. A surge of 40.2% in gross written premiums at the Insurance segment fueled the improvement.
Combined ratio improved 1710 basis points year over year to 107.1% in the fourth quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 increased 6.8% to $2.97 per share as 3 of 6 estimates were revised higher over the last 60 days. Also for 2014, 3 of 6 estimates moved up, pushing the Zacks Consensus Estimate higher by 7.6% to $3.13 over the same time frame.
Other Stocks to Consider
Other property and casualty insurers like Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (MRH) carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and are worth noting.
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