Assurant: S&P Intraday Laggard
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Insurance company Assurant (AIZ) was the worst performer in the S&P 500 (AIZ) intraday Thursday.
The S&P 500 rose 0.84 points, or 0.06%, to 1,395.12 early Thursday.
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Shares of Assurant fell 3.13% to $40.84. A California regulator told insurance companies to lower their rates for people with previous residential policies that they have lapsed on, according to Bloomberg. Assurant is more reliant on this so-called lender-placed type of insurance coverage than some of its rivals.
Assurant has an estimated price-to-earnings ratio for next year of 6.6 times; the average for life insurance companies is 11.28. For comparison, Aflac (AFL) has a lower forward P/E of 6.54; MetLife's (MET) forward P/E is 6.73.
Eight of the 11 analysts who cover Assurant rated it hold; three analysts gave the stock a buy rating. TheStreet Ratings gives Assurant an A- grade with a buy rating and a $48.18 price target. The stock has fallen slightly year to date. -- Written by Alexandra Zendrian>To contact the writer of this article, click here: Alexandra Zendrian >To submit a news tip, send an email to: tips@thestreet.com. >To follow the writer on Twitter, go to Alexandra Zendrian.
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