Genworth Financial Inc (GNW): Today's Featured Insurance Laggard

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Genworth Financial (GNW) pushed the Insurance industry lower today making it today's featured Insurance laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Genworth Financial fell 12 cents (-1.5%) to $8.11 on light volume. Throughout the day, seven million shares of Genworth Financial exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $8.05-$8.28 after having opened the day at $8.27 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $8.23. Other companies within the Insurance industry that declined today were: Imperial Holdings (IFT), down 7%, MBIA (MBI), down 3.7%, Independence Holding Company (IHC), down 2.7%, and Stewart Information Services (STC), down 2.7%.

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Genworth Financial, Inc., a financial security company, provides insurance, wealth management, investment, and financial solutions in the United States and internationally. Genworth Financial has a market cap of $4 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 7.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 8.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are three analysts that rate Genworth Financial a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Genworth Financial as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins.

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On the positive front, Investors Title Company (ITIC), up 4.2%, United Insurance Holdings (UIHC), up 3%, Aviva (AV), up 2.6%, and Phoenix Companies (PNX), up 2.1%, were all gainers within the insurance industry with RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR) being today's featured insurance industry leader.

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