NYSE:ALL
Allstate (ALL)
223.74
-0.67 (0.30%)
as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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HOLD
Down 16%, hold or sell? Best P&C insurer in North America. Stock buybacks actually have had an impact. Consistent dividend increases. Great capital allocation. Cheap valuation. Core, long-term hold.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
TOP PICK
Share count keeps falling. Massive free cashflow, 12x earnings, dividend growth well above average. Premier company in their field. Houses, cars, and now getting into protection for smartphones and the like. Rising interest rates are a benefit, though they've been thriving with low interest rates. Yield is 2.39%. (Analysts’ price target is $138.87)
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
TOP PICK
The premier property casualty company in North America. They are not subject to low interest rates because they reset their prices every year. 10 times earnings and double digit growth for the last decade. It is on sale today. Minimal impact from CoVid19. (Analysts’ price target is $124.25)
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Dec 05/18, Up 29%) Remains a cheap stock. They're the best in P&E insurance and executes very well. Consumers aren't making claims on car accidents, fearing higher rates. Allstate is firing on all cylinders and trading cheaply. They've bought back half shares and raise their dividend every year.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
BUY
Allstate invests in bonds.Can Allstate make money investing in the premiums? And, is PE or PB a better metric to value insurance companies? Every insurance invests heavily in bonds. The price of bond yields is built into the price of insurance premiums; all baked in. Note that property and casualty insurance is re-priced each year, so PC can absorb losses in bonds. Secondly, Allstate is very disciplined and has enjoying 10% dividend growth in recent years. PB, Allstate isn't expensive at 14x PE and 1.5x PB, which are both key metrics. They are best in class.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
COMMENT
Climate change impacts? With this company there are several factors -- climate change is one. Low interest rates are more detrimental as premiums collected do not generate as much income. This is probably the biggest challenge in the insurance space. ALL-N is one of the better names in the business.
Kash PashootanUnknown
insurance
HOLD
Through thick and thin, has been able to generate free cash flow and reduced their share count by over 50%, which is astounding. Raised dividend. Operating ratio is well below 100%. North American leader. Efficient.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
TOP PICK
Premier property casualty company in North America. Free cash flow machine for years. Mid-high single digit dividend increases every year. Aggressive share buybacks. Shares are cheap at 9x earnings. Compelling. Yield is 2.1%. (Analysts’ price target is $105.06)
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
BUY
Insurance provider. They are a lot larger than people realize. 12k offices, 16 Million clients. They are quite diverse. You may want to look at this high quality name. They have a high combined ratio: what is coming in to what is going out in claims. A large part is auto insurance. They have a low dividend payout ratio so should be able to raise their dividend (2.4%). He prefers other PRA-N.
insurance
TOP PICK
Pricing for premiums became firm because of Sandy. Expects increases in premiums of 6-8% every year for 3-5 years and this will transfer to the bottom line. 2% dividend with room to grow.
Ben ChengOwned
insurance
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sept 20/11. Up 63%.) They are the best in class. Best property/casualty insurer in North America. Looking for a re-acceleration in their dividend. Still sees upside from here.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
TOP PICK
Less than tangible book value. Earnings poised to take a massive jump. Home insurance rates have a healthy increase. There is huge upside here.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
TOP PICK
Bad times for financials but less so for insurance companies. At under $50 it is yielding a little over 3%. Have increased the dividend every year they have been public. Had started with 900 million shares but through buy-backs they are now down to about 563 million. 1.3X book and about 8X earnings makes it a good valuation.
Mike Lyons CA, CFAOwned
insurance
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