Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty insurance company Allied World Assurance Holdings (NYSE: AWH ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Allied World and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Allied World facts
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Headquarters (founded)
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Baar, Switzerland (2001)
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Market Cap
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$2.9 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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$2.2 billion
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Management
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Chairman/CEO Scott Carmilani (since 2004)
CFO Thomas Bradley (since 2012)
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Return on Equity
(average, past 3 years)
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17%
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Cash / Debt
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$8.8 billion / $800.2 million
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Dividend Yield
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1.9%
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Competitors
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ACE (NYSE: ACE )
AIG (NYSE: AIG )
Endurance Specialty Holdings (NYSE: ENH )
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 134 members who have rated Allied World believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, brenoboyle, succinctly summed up the Allied World bull case for our community: "Cyclical rebound in insurance + undervaluation + extreme shareholder friendliness through repurchases + best ROIC/ROE, lowest P/B = outperformance."
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