3 Stocks Dragging In The Insurance Industry
Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) trading down 22 points (-0.1%) at 17,716 as of Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,449 issues advancing vs. 1,474 declining with 170 unchanged.
The Insurance industry currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%.
TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:
3.
(
) is one of the companies pushing the Insurance industry lower today. As of noon trading, Aon is down $1.51 (-1.6%) to $93.50 on average volume. Thus far, 680,531 shares of Aon exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $93.49-$95.35 after having opened the day at $94.73 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $95.01.
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Aon plc provides risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resource consulting and outsourcing services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Risk Solutions and HR Solutions. Aon has a market cap of $25.7 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 0.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Aon a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Aon
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full
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2. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $0.28 (-0.5%) to $55.30 on light volume. Thus far, 457,994 shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $55.27-$55.73 after having opened the day at $55.72 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $55.58.
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Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a professional services firm, provides advice and solutions primarily in the areas of risk, strategy, and people worldwide. It operates in two segments, Risk and Insurance Services; and Consulting. Marsh & McLennan Companies has a market cap of $28.5 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 2.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Marsh & McLennan Companies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Marsh & McLennan Companies
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, notable return on equity and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value. Get the full
Marsh & McLennan Companies Ratings Report
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1. As of noon trading,
(
) is down $0.58 (-1.1%) to $50.50 on light volume. Thus far, 2.2 million shares of MetLife exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $50.47-$51.21 after having opened the day at $50.93 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $51.08.
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MetLife, Inc. provides life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management products in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. MetLife has a market cap of $55.9 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 5.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate MetLife a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
MetLife
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full
now.
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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the insurance industry could consider
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) while those bearish on the insurance industry could consider
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).