Prudent underwriting, increasing rates in the auto business and exposure growth have helped the insurance industry perform well. Focus on increased automation, consumer-centric products and partnerships to grow the footprint bodes well for the industry. Rising interest rates resulted in strong sales for annuity businesses. These trends are expected to continue in 2025, and drive the top and bottom lines of insurance companies.The insurance industry has outperformed the Zacks S&P 500 composite and the Financ ...

On Dec 18, U.S. stock markets routed after the Fed cut the Fed fund rate by another 25 basis points but indicated just two rate cuts of 25 basis points in 2025 instead of four suggested in September. In his post-FOMC meeting, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said, “We can therefore be more cautious as we consider further adjustments to our policy rate.”Wall Street’s volatility is likely to continue in the near future as we are approaching the end of 2024. At this juncture, it will be fruitful to invest in low-bet ...

As we move closer to the New Year, we are all hoping for a prosperous 2025, which, in turn, will be reflected in our investment portfolio. The insurance industry has gained 29.6% year to date compared with the Finance sector’s increase of 21% and the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s rise of 28.3%. Despite an active catastrophe environment and rate cuts, the industry has outperformed, banking on better pricing, exposure growth and accelerated digitalization.Driven by their strength, insurers like The Allstate Corpo ...

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, December 18th:BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR) : This company which offers retail and corporate banking to individuals, SME's and large-sized companies in Argentina, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.2% over the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 7.4%, compared with the industry average of 3.8%.Tapestry (TPR) : This comp ...

Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:LATAM Airlines Group (LTM) : This company which offers domestic and international passenger and cargo air services primarily in Chile, the United States, the South Pacific, Europe and Latin America, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 26.4% over the last 60 days.Omnicell (OMCL) : This company which develops and markets end-to-end automation solutions for the medication-use process, has seen the ...

The most recent trading session ended with Allstate (ALL) standing at $195.02, reflecting a -0.63% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.38%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.25%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.24%.Shares of the insurer have depreciated by 0.31% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Finance sector's gain of 0.1% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.17%.Analysts and investors alike will be ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Allstate (ALL) .Allstate currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.62, on a ...

The Zacks Property and Casualty Insurance industry is placed within the top 11% of the 250 Zacks industries. It currently carries a Zack Industry Rank #28. The insurers remain well-poised for growth riding on better pricing, prudent underwriting, increased exposure, an improving rate environment, a solid capital position and ongoing economic expansion.The property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry has returned 33.8% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite and the Finance se ...

The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks. Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe ar ...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Allstate (ALL) . Shares have added about 11.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500. Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Allstate due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. Allstate Q3 Earnings Beat on Strong Premium and In ...