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UVE: Bull or Bear?

Bullish on UVE ... Graphic_rating_buy UVE
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62%
 +54.64%
in 240 days
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance company. The company performs various aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution, and claims processing. Its primary product is homeowners' insurance. As of December 31, 2007, Universal Insurance Holdings serviced approximately 367,000 policies with coverage for wind risks and 7,000 policies without wind risks. It markets and distributes its products and services through a network of independent agents. The company was founded in 1990 as Universal Heights, Inc. and changed its name to Universal Insur...
By  Marian Filo   (-24.55%  risk: aggressive)  03/31/09 Comment


This stock will have an excellent run Graphic_rating_buy UVE
Ry_3d320
35%
 -3.22%
in 172 days
(closed on 02/19/09)
Many insurance companies got slammed along with financials because so many of them are intertwined in similar business models.

Thankfully, UVE was one who got slammed.  The stock has lost 35% of its value in the last year. 

But there are so many positive things about this company I can't even list them all here.  Despite the majority negative sentiment on UVE, they have a pristine looking balance sheet, their revenue is actually higher than their market cap right now!  (Generally insurance companies in US markets if sold are priced at 2 - 2.5 X gross revenue, so you immedia< />< />< />< />< />< />...
By  coreadrin_47   (-24.47%  risk: conservative)  08/30/08 2 comments


Universal Insurance Holdings: A Worthy Speculative Play Graphic_rating_buy UVE
+58.99%
in 518 days

In my opinion, one of the best investors of our time is Peter Drucker. If you have never heard of this man, you are missing out.

<>Drucker has held his own legend in the sphere of executive management [almost every MBA student and CEO has heard of this man]. Accordingly, he is the father of management, writing the commandments as to how management ought to be implemented throughout a corporation. If one were to go back to the first few novels on management published by Drucker, one would find that the majority of today’s “hot executive business books” will, without a doubt, spew the main po...
By  Anthony Tsung   (-1.02%  risk: moderate)  06/25/08 Comment


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This industry stinks Graphic_rating_buy UVE
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74%
 +25.50%
in 593 days
I love buying when everyone hates a stock.  I don't think that things can get much worse.  It has a P/E of 3 and a yield of 6%. 
By  Walter Thatcher   (+6.36%  risk: aggressive)  04/11/08 Comment


UVE Inc. Applied for Expansion Into Five Additional States Graphic_rating_buy UVE
42%
 +10.33%
in 667 days

Texas, Hawaii, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Bradley I. Meier, president and chief executive officer, commented, "...  With the applications finalized, we are hoping to complete this process and receive our licenses to each state within the next six months."

 

Diversification would definitely help cut the risks and expansion of business.

By  archvile   (-8.86%  risk: aggressive)  01/28/08 1 comment


Favorable risk / reward profile Graphic_rating_buy UVE
Cdpc
 4 %
 -21.82%
in 696 days
Favorable risk / reward profile
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By  lareineivre   (-21.95%  risk: moderate)  12/30/07 Comment


Bullish on UVE ... Graphic_rating_buy UVE
42%
 -4.76%
in 23 days
(closed on 12/05/07)
Getting ready for the run up. Hope to hear them extend into other states. Texas, Carolina ...
By  archvile   (-8.86%  risk: aggressive)  11/12/07 Comment


money maker Graphic_rating_buy UVE
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62%
 -9.36%
in 3 days
(closed on 11/03/07)

have bought and sold this one many times, I use this stock for short profit taking it has done well for me.

staying with this stock long term makes sense but it sits flat for short periods of time when it does I pull my funds and keep investing till the indicators show a potential for uve to make me some quick short term gains, it's had %300 gain over the past year

By  gene fleszar   (+1.59%  risk: aggressive)  10/31/07 Comment


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