Why Safety Insurance Is Poised to Keep Poppin'
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, property and casualty insurer Safety Insurance Grouphas earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Safety Insurance and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Safety Insurance facts
Headquarters (founded) | Boston (1979) |
Market Cap | $753.3 million |
Industry | Property and casualty insurance |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $703.9 million |
Management | CEO David Brussard (since 2001) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 6.5% |
Cash / Debt | $35.4 million / $0 |
Dividend Yield | 4.9% |
Competitors | Arbella Mutual Insurance |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 507 members who have rated Safety Insurance believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, JohnStuartMill, tapped Safety Insurance as an income opportunity worth considering:
The 58% payout ratio has me a bit worried, but is due to the recent big storm hit. The 4.9% [dividend yield] could possibly be a short term high. I would buy in here with no expectations of an increase in the dividend rate in the near future. In fact, if the dividend were further increased, it would worry me.
With so much of the financial industry getting bad press these days, it may be a greedy when others are fearful moment. Not surprisingly, some of Warren Buffett's biggest investments are in the space. In the Motley Fool's free report, "The Stocks Only the Smartest Investors Are Buying," you can learn about a small, under-the-radar financial that's too tiny for Buffett's billions. Too bad, because it has better operating metrics than his favorites. Just click here to keep reading.
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