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) |
Baar, Switzerland (2001) |
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Market Cap |
$2.9 billion |
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Industry |
Property and casualty insurance |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.2 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Scott Carmilani (since 2004) CFO Thomas Bradley (since 2012) |
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Return on Equity |
17% |
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Cash / Debt |
$8.8 billion / $800.2 million |
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Dividend Yield |
1.9% |
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Competitors |
ACE (ACE 0.58%) AIG (AIG +0.16%) Endurance Specialty Holdings (ENH +0.00%) |
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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