During the past week I've visited my girlfriend and came back home with some ideas about investing.
Earlier this year, I've noticed that insurance stocks are great cash flow producer and some of them have a really low dividend payout ratio. They invest a huge amount of money to buy back own shares and they are really cheap valuated.
Earlier this year, I've noticed that insurance stocks are great cash flow producer and some of them have a really low dividend payout ratio. They invest a huge amount of money to buy back own shares and they are really cheap valuated.
Warren Buffet likes insurer but he prefers today stocks from the cable business. I also see that those companies have a very attractive Price-to-Ebitda ratio.
However, I bought two German insurers last Friday. They yield over 3 percent and I like to increase my positions over the next time if they become cheaper.
The American stock market also has great insurer to look at. Aflac and Travelers are my two favorites followed by Chubb Corp. Those are also long-term dividend grower and part of David Fish's CCC List.
Below I've highlighted a few large cap insurer from the accident & health insurance industry as well as stocks from the property & casualty insurance industry. In addition, I've added large caps from the health care plans industry. From there came only one stock, the United Health Group.
All of the selected stocks have raised dividends by more than five consecutive years. Just dare a glace at my thoughts. I know that those stocks are not very popular but they are very attractive in terms of price for cash.
For sure, insurers need a high interest environment but what do you think about the future global interest rate? Will they fall or are we in a time of rising rates? Let us discuss your thoughts below in the comment box. I'm happy to see your opinion.
ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE) has a market capitalization of $34.67 billion. The company employs 20,000 people, generates revenue of $19,261.00 million and has a net income of $3,758.00 million. ACE Limited’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,183.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.29 percent (the operating margin is 22.99 percent and the net profit margin 19.51 percent).
For sure, insurers need a high interest environment but what do you think about the future global interest rate? Will they fall or are we in a time of rising rates? Let us discuss your thoughts below in the comment box. I'm happy to see your opinion.
ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE) has a market capitalization of $34.67 billion. The company employs 20,000 people, generates revenue of $19,261.00 million and has a net income of $3,758.00 million. ACE Limited’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,183.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.29 percent (the operating margin is 22.99 percent and the net profit margin 19.51 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.37 percent of ACE Limited’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 20.87 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.34 percent was realized by ACE Limited. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.99. Last fiscal year, ACE Limited paid $2.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.36, the P/S ratio is 1.80 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.22. The dividend yield amounts to 2.51 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.79.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of ACE Limited (ACE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of ACE Limited (ACE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of ACE Limited (ACE) |
AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) has a market capitalization of $27.23 billion. The company employs 8,859 people, generates revenue of $24,138.00 million and has a net income of $3,158.00 million. AFLAC’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,451.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.73 percent (the operating margin is 21.17 percent and the net profit margin 13.08 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 4.04 percent of AFLAC’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.50 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.64 percent was realized by AFLAC. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.33. Last fiscal year, AFLAC paid $1.42 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.49, the P/S ratio is 1.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.89. The dividend yield amounts to 2.46 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.54.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AFLAC (AFL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AFLAC (AFL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AFLAC (AFL) |
Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) has a market capitalization of $31.26 billion. The company employs 30,800 people, generates revenue of $26,191.00 million and has a net income of $3,673.00 million. Travelers Companies’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,994.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.16 percent (the operating margin is 20.26 percent and the net profit margin 14.02 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.11 percent of Travelers Companies’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 25.59 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.53 percent was realized by Travelers Companies. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.91. Last fiscal year, Travelers Companies paid $1.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.30, the P/S ratio is 1.19 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.31. The dividend yield amounts to 2.39 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.83.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Travelers Companies (TRV) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Travelers Companies (TRV) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Travelers Companies (TRV) |
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) has a market capitalization of $79.50 billion. The company employs 156,000 people, generates revenue of $122,489.00 million and has a net income of $5,673.00 million. UnitedHealth Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,587.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.64 percent (the operating margin is 7.86 percent and the net profit margin 4.63 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 20.59 percent of UnitedHealth Group’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 52.44 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.76 percent was realized by UnitedHealth Group. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.50. Last fiscal year, UnitedHealth Group paid $1.05 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.80, the P/S ratio is 0.65 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.50. The dividend yield amounts to 1.84 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.50.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) |
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| This is the 5-Year Stock Perforamance (Click to enlarge) |
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