American International Group Inc (AIG): Today's Featured Insurance Winner
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) pushed the Insurance industry higher today making it today's featured insurance winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, American International Group rose 79 cents (2.7%) to $29.78 on light volume. Throughout the day, 9.5 million shares of American International Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 17.9 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $29.24-$29.90 after having opened the day at $29.24 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $28.99. Other companies within the Insurance industry that increased today were:
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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 $52.01 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 2.5, equal to the average insurance industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 25% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate American International Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and nine rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates American International Group as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share.
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