On August 7, Allstate rose 3.33% in regular trading, trading at $273.35/share, with turnover of $224 million. The stock was driven higher after the company reported Q2 results that substantially exceeded Wall Street consensus estimates on both earnings and revenue.

Allstate posted Q2 adjusted EPS of $8.99, up from $5.94 a year earlier, beating the analyst consensus estimate of approximately $6.06-$6.12 by roughly 47%. Revenue for the quarter came in at $18.60 billion, compared with $16.63 billion a year ago, surpassing the $17.19 billion estimate. GAAP EPS reached $12.51 for the quarter. Notably, this marks two consecutive quarters of significant earnings beats, as Q1 adjusted EPS of $10.65 had also exceeded the $7.31 estimate by over 46%.

Multiple investment banks had raised their price targets on Allstate ahead of the report, with BofA Securities setting a target of $319 and JPMorgan at $282, both maintaining buy-equivalent ratings. The company is one of the largest property and casualty insurers in the United States and Canada.

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