Buy, Sell or Hold: Industrial-Alliance Life Ins (IAG-T)

TSE:IAG

64.02

1.48 (2.37%) 1d

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Nov 13/20, Up 33%) Has started buying back shares and paying dividends. Financials should do well as the yield curve steepens. Valuation is not as compelling as before. Middle of the pack. Has moved to US banks and non-financial banks in Canada.

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TOP PICK

A Quebec based financial services, insurance, financial advice and brokerage. They have been caught up in the brought sell-off in financial stocks. Interest rates being low has hurt them. However, he sees interest rates rising as the economy improves. Top 3% on valuation, 8x PE, 4x cashflow and 1x book value. It is cheap with a 3.5% yield. (Analysts’ price target is $61.25)

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 26/19, Down 3%) Financials have been punished. Still holds it because of the valuation, trading below book value. Solid balance sheet. Will benefit from a reflation trade or rates moving higher. Payout ratio of only 27% with a yield of 4.1%.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jul 26/19, Down 10%) It sold off in sympathy to other financial stocks and has not yet fully recovered. It has good valuation and price momentum is improving. This whole group should be beneficiaries to a return to work.

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BUY on WEAKNESS

Over the last year you have seen a significant growth. It is on his radar screen. The securities side and the banking side are both doing well. He would be interested if it pulled back.

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WATCH

It has fundamentally traded between two price-to-book break points: 1 times adjusted book and 60% of book. It has traded between these points for a very long time. It is getting up there so don't buck history. Don't bail now but look again at $279.

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TOP PICK

Will do well if interest rates go up. A lifeco that offers financial services. Scores in the top 25% of valuation with decent price momentum and volatility. (Analysts’ price target is $60.89)

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jul 25/18, Up 5%) They have been growing their wealth management business. It is cheap and well managed out of Quebec city.

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HOLD

Pretty significant resistance point right now. Difficult to get above. Don't add to it now, but don't sell either. Looks OK in the short or medium term. If it gets above $54, could get to $57. If it gets down to $50, start reducing your position.

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HOLD

Cheap but for a reason. It is smaller and more regional in Quebec than Manulife. Probably going to stay cheaper.

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HOLD

There have been other opportunities that have kept him away. In his to 70% for valuation. Trades at 1.1 book value. The dividend is safe. A good long term hold. Yield 3%.

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TOP PICK

An unknown insurance company. Undervalued. Has a well positioned distribution network. Trades at a discount to its peers. Gives you insurance exposure in the financial services asset class. Still a growth story. Yield is 3.1% (Analysts' price target is $63.67.)

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TOP PICK

They focus more on personal insurance, but have been consolidating personal investment advisors with the largest network of advisors in Canada now. It trades at 9 times earnings and they are growing the dividend. It is cheaper than a Sunlife or Manulife. Yield 2.9%. (Analysts’ price target is $63.22)

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COMMENT

The fact that interest rates have been very low had affected the insurance industry. Not an expensive stock. Trading at 9.5 times earnings. Headwinds against these businesses is where interest rates go. He would look at other players in the industry with much more diversified businesses and better chances of growing.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 16/17, Down 0.98%) They have been growing and adding to their business. It is kind of in no man’s land here at present.

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Industrial-Alliance Life Ins(IAG-T) Rating

Ranking : 4 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 1

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 0

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 0

Total Signals / Votes : 1

Stockchase rating for Industrial-Alliance Life Ins is calculated according to the stock experts' signals. A high score means experts mostly recommend to buy the stock while a low score means experts mostly recommend to sell the stock.

Industrial-Alliance Life Ins(IAG-T) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Industrial-Alliance Life Ins stock symbol?

Industrial-Alliance Life Ins is a Canadian stock, trading under the symbol IAG-T on the Toronto Stock Exchange (IAG-CT). It is usually referred to as TSX:IAG or IAG-T

Is Industrial-Alliance Life Ins a buy or a sell?

In the last year, 1 stock analyst published opinions about IAG-T. 1 analyst recommended to BUY the stock. 0 analysts recommended to SELL the stock. The latest stock analyst recommendation is . Read the latest stock experts' ratings for Industrial-Alliance Life Ins.

Is Industrial-Alliance Life Ins a good investment or a top pick?

Industrial-Alliance Life Ins was recommended as a Top Pick by on . Read the latest stock experts ratings for Industrial-Alliance Life Ins.

Why is Industrial-Alliance Life Ins stock dropping?

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Is Industrial-Alliance Life Ins worth watching?

1 stock analyst on Stockchase covered Industrial-Alliance Life Ins In the last year. It is a trending stock that is worth watching.

What is Industrial-Alliance Life Ins stock price?

On 2022-06-30, Industrial-Alliance Life Ins (IAG-T) stock closed at a price of $64.02.

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