In searching for value stocks in today's market I have run some stock screens, scanned the web, read various opinions in business periodicals and spoken to people in the insurance business. My conclusion is that insurance companies are approaching bargain prices. I have outlined various criteria that are important to me in stock selection and ranked six well respected companies in each. There are many more companies that might be included, but the point is clearly made with these.
Dividend Yield: The top four all exceed the S&P average of 1.85%
- Old Republic International Corp. (NYSE: ORI): 2.70%
- The Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL): 2.52%
- The Chubb Corp. (NYSE: CB) 2.24%
- The Hartford Investment Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG): 2.09%
- American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) : 0.98%
- MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET): 0.93%
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