Insurer Allstate's Q4 revenue beats expectations

Reuters
Feb 05
Insurer Allstate's Q4 revenue beats expectations

Overview

  • Insurance provider's Q4 revenue rose 5.1%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company announced $4 bln share repurchase program

Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or year

Result Drivers

  • PREMIUM REDUCTIONS - Co reduced premiums for 7.8 mln auto and homeowners insurance customers by an average of 17% to offset cost inflation

  • UNDERWRITING INCOME - Higher average earned premiums and lower catastrophe losses led to increased underwriting income

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$17.35 bln

$14.62 bln (6 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$14.31

$9.86 (21 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$3.79 bln

$2.58 bln (16 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$3.80 bln

Q4 Adjusted Combined Ratio

76.6%

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the property & casualty insurance peer group is "hold."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Allstate Corp is $242.00, about 16.8% above its February 4 closing price of $207.12

  • The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago

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