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       Sector: Financial  >  Industry: Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)
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HIG: Bull or Bear?

It ain't over til its over Graphic_rating_sell HIG
Anything
83%
 +28.11%
in 60 days
There's celebrations occuring with respect to the government "saving" the economy with multiple bailouts. However, this leads to its own problems, namely: 1. Demand has certainly died-off, but supply isn't allowed to follow suit. In banking for instance, since Citi and GMAC are still around, margins will remain tight and overly competitive for what few borrowers there are, and what few creditors (savings) there are. Reducing competition by bankruptcy is good for the economy and good for America, but niether administrations allowed this to happen. So intense competition with governme...
By  utopius   (+15.36%  risk: aggressive)  05/07/09 Comment


Hartford up over 100% on outlook Graphic_rating_buy HIG
-33.35%
in 209 days

Filed under: Good news, Newsletters, Amer Intl Group (AIG), Stocks to Buy

Positive thinking can be very powerful with respect to companies operating in this environment. Many stocks are priced for the worst possible outcome, thus any sort of positive news will be received with enormous relief.

That relief can translate into huge gains for investors.

In the positive spotlight Friday, insurance company giant Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE: HIG) has been in the cross hairs of short sellers since the AIG (NYSE: AIG) debacle, falling from a 52-week high of nearly $100 to a low of $4.

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By  Jamie Dlugosch   (+13.38%  risk: conservative)  12/08/08 Comment


One more short candidate (HIG) Graphic_rating_sell HIG
Mgp
73%
 +10.99%
in 15 days
(closed on 09/13/08)
Hartford Financial Services is a big insurer and HIG's stock is just going down and down and... As of now, the stock is right at the top of the down-trend channel.  This tells me that the stock is likely to fall because of the resistance exercised by the trend.  It would be very surprising to see this stock just reverse the pattern and get back to higher price levels quickly.  The stock has lost more than 25% since the start of the year and that is bearish.  The p/e is low and I don't like it for a short candidate but, the sector is not in great shape and next quarter earnings are expected ...
By  Mathieu Godbout Paquet   (+0.21%  risk: conservative)  08/29/08 Comment


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Fundamentals look wobbly! Graphic_rating_sell HIG
60%
 +84.08%
in 415 days
Losses on P&C business should increase in line with recessionary trends in the US, especially on their "main street" business.  Life profits are driven by VAs, for which they should be hammered on increased DAC amortization and falling asset management fees.  Overall, margins will be squeezed by the 2008 US recession....
By  dumela   (+70.34%  risk: aggressive)  05/16/08 Comment


The Good Weather Bonus Graphic_rating_buy HIG
-88.76%
in 803 days
At least Buffett in his annual commentary on Berkshire gave credit where credit was due..."Our most important business, insurance, benefited from a large dose of luck: Mother Nature, bless her heart, went on vacation. After hammering us with hurricanes in 2004 and 2005-storms that caused us to lose a bundle on super-cat insurance-she just vanished."

Contrast that with an article in today's International Herald Tribune, " Insurance chiefs get big bonuses thanks to good weather ."

According to the article, annual bonuses for CEOs at the 21 companies in the S&P insuranc...
By  Value Discipline   (-25.67%  risk: aggressive)  04/24/07 Comment





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