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Insurance companies were bankrupt after all?
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Perhaps it is by inference only, but why else would insurance companies need TARP love from our money-printing government unless they were staring at bankruptcy "on paper"? It is not hard to fathom how an insurance company gets into a world of trouble. These are institutions which MUST invest premiums into financial securities in order to make money. Not to mention the cutthroat competition on premiums themselves, vs expected payouts. I don't know anything about insurance companies beyond GS pointing out that PFG is amongst those to be wary. So while singling out PFG, there are...
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Bullish on PFG ...
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement savings, investment, and insurance products and services worldwide. It operates in four segments: U.S. Asset Accumulation, Global Asset Management, International Asset Management and Accumulation, and Life and Health Insurance. The U.S. Asset Accumulation segment offers defined contribution pension plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, and employee stock ownership plan consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses; investment-only products, such as guarante...
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where there's smoke there's fire
PFG
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(closed on 04/09/09)
See Goldman Sachs research on insurance companies from a month ago. AIG has gone far below zero, not sure why our gov't feels the need to support AIG shareholders when they clearly deserve nothing? But the one big mistake of AIG's astronomical $150bn plus bailout dollars, is AIG is now under-bidding on insurance products which puts pressure on the remaining insurance companies. Even if PFG is not directly affected, insurance companies have tough road ahead as far as investing premiums. Bonds, stocks, money-market funds and just about every asset class is treading on thin ice lately, and...
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From the Blogosphere
Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday – Zacks Tale of the Tape
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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:
- 3D Systems Corp (TDSC)
- AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC)
- Domtar Corp (UFS)
- Gap Inc (GPS)
- JMP Group Inc (JMP)
- Lumber Liquidators Inc (LL)
- OraSure Technologies Inc (OSUR)
- PolyOne Corp (POL)
- Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG)
- Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (SHEN)
- Steris Corp (STE)
- Ternium SA (TX)
- Toro Co (TTC)
- Triangle Capital Corp (TCAP)
- Viacom Inc (VIA.B)
- Vonage Holdings Corp (VG)
- World Fuel Services Corp (INT)
View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List
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Principal Financial Beats – Analyst Blog
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Principal Financial Group’s (PFG) third quarter earnings of 74 cents a share were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents. This excludes net realized investment gains and losses. The company had earned 96 cents in the year-ago quarter.
However, on a GAAP basis, the company reported net income of $184.7 million or 57 cents per share, compared with $90.1 million or 35 cents in the prior-year period.
Results were driven by the sequential improvement in the U.S. as well as global equity markets during the quarter, combined with cost cuts. Principal posted a sequential improvement ...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Gentiva Health Services Inc., Lincoln National Corp., Manulife Financial Corp., Principal Financial Group and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. – Press Releases
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For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 30, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Gentiva Health Services Inc. (GTIV), Lincoln National Corp. (LNC), Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC), Principal Financial Group (PFG) and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG). <>Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: <>http://at.zacks.co...
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Shorts on Aegon Up Over 100% Since June
The short base (as measured by Percent Shares Outstanding On Loan) for Aegon Nv (AEG) has increased 98% over the past 3 months and now stands at 1.8%. This is up over 100% from the 52 week low hit on June 25, 2009. When compared to other life insurance companies, the short base is in line with Ing Groep Nv (ING) 0.9%, Prudential Plc (PUK) 1.9 and Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) 1.6%. However this is below Sun Life Financial Inc which currently stands at 3%.
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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/27: RF, PFG, LVS, SLP Upgraded; CTXS, BIG, CTCM Downgraded
UPGRADES:Deutsche Bank upgrades Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) from Hold to Buy. Price target $5. Click here for the full report.Morgan Stanley upgrades Principal Financia (NYSE: PFG) to Overweight.Argus upgrades Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) from Sell to Hold. Leerink Swann upgrades WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) from Market Perform to Outperform. For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/UpgradesDOWNGRADES:J.P. Morgan downgrades Citrix Systems (Nasdaq: CTXS) from Overweight to Neutral. JP Morgan is making an interesting call on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) this morning downgrading the ...
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