5-Star Bargain Stocks Poised to Bounce Back: Reinsurance Group of America
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, life and health reinsurance company Reinsurance Group of America (NYS: RGA) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Reinsurance Group of America's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Reinsurance Group of America facts
Headquarters (founded) | Chesterfield, Mo. (1973) |
Market Cap | $3.9 billion |
Industry | Reinsurance |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $9.5 billion |
Management | CEO Albert Woodring |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 7.7% |
Cash / Debt | $1.6 billion / $2.3 billion |
Dividend Yield | 1.8% |
Competitors | Assicurazioni Generali |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the 115 members who have rated Reinsurance Group of America believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, dch111, tapped the company's recent earnings miss as a solid long-term bargain opportunity:
Trading near historically low P/E while it has been growing revenue and book value over the past decade. This earnings setback caused by a rise in U.S./Australia claims should be temporary, and this looks like a good entry point for a solid stock in an industry that isn't going away.
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