Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, property and casualty insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings (NYSE: AHL ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Aspen's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Aspen facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Hamilton, Bermuda (2002)
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Market Cap
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$2.3 billion
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Industry
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Property and casualty insurance
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$2 billion
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Management
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CEO Christopher O'Kane (since 2002)
CFO Richard Houghton (since 2007)
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)
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13.2%
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Dividend Yield
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2.2%
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Competitors
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AIG (NYSE: AIG )
Markel (NYSE: MKL )
XL Capital (NYSE: XL )
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CAPS Members Bullish on AHL Also Bullish on
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC )
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP )
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CAPS Members Bearish on AHL Also Bearish on
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FedEx (NYSE: FDX )
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95.7% of the 166 members who have rated Aspen believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Stars LattePup and mrindependent, both of whom are ranked in the top 5% of our community.
Three weeks ago, LattePup summed up Aspen as a quality company selling at a decent price: "good ROE, reasonable price-book, price-earnings."
And just last week, the stock also happened to pass mrindependent's screen for soundness:
The screen requires a sustainable dividend yield in excess of 2% along with a reasonable p/e ratio. Although the company's earnings appear to be recovering after a poor (but positive) performance in 2008, Aspen Insurance Holdings remains undervalued in relation to its historical norms. Current p/bv: 0.69. Five year median p/bv: 1.02. The stock is also somewhat timely judging by its CAPS rating of 4 and stockscouter rating of 9. Recent changes in analysts' earnings estimates also appear favorable.
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