Allstate (NYSE:ALL) Sets New 12-Month High After Earnings Beat

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL – Get Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The company traded as high as $280.23 and last traded at $278.3380, with a volume of 533,481 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $269.06.

The insurance provider reported $9.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.89 by $2.87. Allstate had a return on equity of 41.64% and a net margin of 18.97%. The business had revenue of $17.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $11.17 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis.

Key Stories Impacting Allstate

Here are the key news stories impacting Allstate this week:

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $315.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of Allstate in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Allstate from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Allstate from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Allstate from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, HSBC raised Allstate from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $266.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $270.19.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Allstate

Insider Buying and Selling at Allstate

In other news, COO Mario Rizzo sold 56,225 shares of Allstate stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.48, for a total value of $14,870,388.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 82,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,747,396.96. The trade was a 40.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider John E. Dugenske sold 32,996 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.33, for a total transaction of $8,886,812.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 13,054 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,515,833.82. This trade represents a 71.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Allstate

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Allstate by 5.9% in the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 38,553 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $8,554,000 after purchasing an additional 2,141 shares during the last quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Allstate by 20.6% during the third quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 1,410 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. 71 West Capital Partners boosted its stake in Allstate by 8.0% during the third quarter. 71 West Capital Partners now owns 2,737 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $607,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Welch & Forbes LLC grew its holdings in Allstate by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Welch & Forbes LLC now owns 7,779 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,726,000 after buying an additional 1,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Allstate by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 9,507 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,109,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.47% of the company’s stock.

Allstate Stock Up 3.3%

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $245.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $229.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.13.

Allstate Company Profile

(Get Free Report)

Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) is an insurance company that provides protection products and related services primarily in the United States. Its offerings include automobile, homeowners, renters, condominium, motorcycle and other personal property and casualty insurance, distributed through agents, brokers, direct channels and digital platforms.

The company also provides roadside assistance, identity-protection services and protection plans for consumer products. Through its acquisition of National General, Allstate expanded its presence in independent-agent distribution and specialty personal insurance.

Further Reading

Receive News & Ratings for Allstate Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Allstate and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.