American Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE:AEL)

heartlandexpress (54.38) Submitted: 1/7/2013 2:34:02 PM : Start Price: $12.87 AEL Score: +8.67

Small cap stock screen, low debt, good EPS growth.

barryballs (32.17) Submitted: 8/2/2012 9:25:57 AM : Start Price: $11.01 AEL Score: +21.76

TECHNICALS

stpatrick31782 (< 20) Submitted: 12/15/2011 1:31:48 PM : Start Price: $10.26 AEL Score: +17.98

FV

jsgantsoud (99.11) Submitted: 5/7/2010 4:49:03 PM : Start Price: $9.64 AEL Score: +20.33

Schwab A Reuters Buy - low PEG (.63) and PE 8.2 and 5.3 (forward)

clark1943 (89.79) Submitted: 4/26/2010 12:56:28 AM : Start Price: $10.96 AEL Score: +7.59

From relative pe screen. My price target 21.64

musclemilk13 (99.39) Submitted: 4/12/2010 3:04:54 PM : Start Price: $10.42 AEL Score: +12.86

4/12 Screen - Percentile and Reuters

ayaghsizian (98.83) Submitted: 4/3/2010 9:51:12 PM : Start Price: $10.57 AEL Score: +8.81

8 different metrics of growth around 10-20%,
At 10.75/share - p/e 9, peg .8, pb .8, pcf 7.9, ps .5. All this looks wonderful until I noticed the long term chart... the stock has never gone over 14. Is there a first time for this company? Seems like there might be.

Milhoy (21.10) Submitted: 11/21/2009 5:20:13 AM : Start Price: $7.20 AEL Score: +69.34

Strong fundamentals

allenlundgren (< 20) Submitted: 3/27/2009 12:26:49 AM : Start Price: $4.56 AEL Score: +142.17

Here's a company that places an emphasis on fundamentals, very conservative, and non too flashy. Has a huge emphasis on taking care of its customers, agents, and employees, and when customers are giving up on the market, agents should have no trouble bringing in new customers seeking stability.

landoffree (< 20) Submitted: 2/28/2009 9:33:41 AM : Start Price: $3.59 AEL Score: +207.13

Many investors want an investment tool that guarantees a place to put their dollars that won't decline in value. AEL does just that with their annuities.

synergize (32.10) Submitted: 6/17/2008 1:10:00 AM : Start Price: $10.94 AEL Score: +18.07

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company develops, markets, issues and administers annuities and life insurance. The Company is a full-service underwriter of an array of annuity and insurance products through its two life insurance subsidiaries, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company (American Equity Life) and American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of New York. American Equity Investment Life Holding Company's business consists primarily of the sale of fixed-rate and index annuities. It is licensed to sell its products in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Company's products include fixed-rate annuities, index annuities, a variable annuity and life insurance.

Analysis:
Price/Sales and growth pick. Uptrend since January 2008. Moneyflow improve and volume gainer.

Mike00m (< 20) Submitted: 6/6/2008 3:41:34 PM : Start Price: $10.28 AEL Score: +27.92

American Equity is a growth driven company that has excellent financials and little exposure to the mortgage mess. There innovative products are extremely competitive during recessions and market down turns. AEL is in a great position to take advantage of the retiring baby boom, with there retirement Income products.

joshmcbride (< 20) Submitted: 4/24/2008 8:52:10 PM : Start Price: $9.16 AEL Score: +48.80

Gonna be hot

handoverhill (< 20) Submitted: 3/14/2008 1:49:41 AM : Start Price: $8.77 AEL Score: +49.60

This stock is another one that is a sleeper, so you better keep it on your watch list.

humbledude (97.44) Submitted: 12/10/2007 10:56:45 AM : Start Price: $8.58 AEL Score: +69.84

stock was beaten down because of exposure to mortgage market. However, I was at the company HQ in Des Moines last week. They have ZERO exposure in the Sub-prime mortage market. Their book of mortgages have all be carefully underwritten and are seeing very little - if any default.

They had been trading around $13/share.

Additionally, with the market acting wacky, I believe this will stimulate more sales. They have also added a couple newer distribution channels that will add to their growth.

MHXA (< 20) Submitted: 8/3/2007 1:51:05 PM : Start Price: $9.82 AEL Score: +41.35

CONSISTENT GROWTH IN ANNUITY SALES, DOES NOT PANDER TO ANALYSTS BUT REPORTS FAIRLY ITS RESULTS. WILL CONTINUE STEADY EARNINGS GROWTH FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS. ONLY PROBLEM IS EARNINGS STATEMENTS REQUIRE CLOSE STUDY AS THEY ARE COMPLEX.