5 Stocks Pushing The Financial Sector Higher

1. As of noon trading, American International Group (AIG) is up $0.12 (0.4%) to $33.24 on light volume Thus far, 5.7 million shares of American International Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 27.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $33.20-$33.52 after having opened the day at $33.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $33.12.

American International Group, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance products and services for the commercial, institutional, and individual customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Chartis, SunAmerica Financial Group, and Aircraft Leasing. American International Group has a market cap of $48.9 billion and is part of the insurance industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 2.2, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 42.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate American International Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates American International Group as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow, poor profit margins and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full American International Group Ratings Report now.

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A reminder about TheStreet Ratings group: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model.

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