$30.37 0.21 (+0.70%)
2/9/2010 4:01 PM

Assurant, Inc. (AIZ)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

Focuses on building & maintaining a portfolio of insurance businesses, leveraging a set of core capabilities, identifying & adapting to evolving market needs & centralizing certain key functions in the Corporate segment to achieve economies of scale.

Current Price $30.37 Mkt Cap $3.55B
Open $30.46 P/E Ratio 8.26
Prev. Close $30.16 Div. (Yield) 0.60 (1.90%)
Daily Range $30.19 - $30.79 Volume 1,176,367
52-Wk Range $16.34 - $33.37 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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investorpoet2 (86.28)
Submitted September 18, 2009

Assurant has produced very strong and stable underwriting profits and has a conservative, fixed-income portfolio of investments. Combined, these two growth engines have produced returns on equity of over 15%. In the past, the market has rewarded this… More

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jmcavalier (97.11)
Submitted July 18, 2007

As of July 17, 2007 five of Assurant's executives have come under SEC scrutiny, including the CEO (Robert Pollock) and CFO (Philip Camacho), for abuse of "loss mitigation insurance products". Further information on the case can be found… More

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Member Avatar kevinottofro (99.35) Submitted: 2/6/2010 7:41:58 AM : Outperform Start Price: $31.06 AIZ Score: -2.67

low relative PE, good star & 2010 earnings. Bottom fishing week of 2/8

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Member Avatar varmitpootang (49.69) Submitted: 2/1/2010 8:22:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.59 AIZ Score: -2.16

Great business with cash. Provides a dividend with solid fundamentals. A PE of 6. Are you kidding me. Definitely associated with its peers and is lost in the crowd.

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Member Avatar rookeyreiner (< 20) Submitted: 2/1/2010 12:52:09 PM : Outperform Start Price: $32.00 AIZ Score: -3.79

P/E (ttm): 6.35
EPS (ttm): 5.05
Div & Yield: 0.60 (1.90%)

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stockcommander (98.32) Score: +72.94

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Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
PurplePrincess58 < 20 8/4/2008 Underperform NS $58.46 -48.05% -11.67% +36.38
dwotBuyback < 20 1/28/2008 Underperform 5Y $61.91 -50.94% -16.15% +34.79
spritecaps 67.08 1/25/2008 Underperform 3M $63.17 -51.92% -18.15% +33.78
DonLag071205 < 20 12/5/2007 Underperform NS $62.87 -51.69% -24.18% +27.52
BetterMoney77 < 20 12/12/2007 Underperform NS $63.53 -52.19% -25.64% +26.56
snappergrouper 50.61 10/5/2006 Underperform 1Y $51.49 -41.02% -15.69% +25.33
RegularRod 98.76 11/12/2008 Outperform 5Y $20.74 +46.42% +24.70% +21.72
patron4 < 20 3/10/2009 Outperform 3Y $17.62 +72.39% +54.99% +17.41
1numerouno1 73.99 12/11/2008 Outperform 5Y $21.99 +38.09% +22.30% +15.79
belbiv 72.74 3/12/2009 Outperform 1Y $18.43 +64.76% +50.25% +14.51
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 12/19/2008 Outperform NS $26.47 +14.73% +22.46% -7.73
TrackSunTrustRH 87.33 1/18/2008 Outperform NS $62.90 -49.32% -20.72% -28.60 10/9/2009 @ $31.88
TrackDreman 93.64 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $64.42 -52.86% -23.57% -29.28 2 Comments
TrackKeyBanc 90.58 10/23/2007 Outperform NS $55.08 -44.86% -25.83% -19.03
TrackRonBaron 59.71 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $51.42 -40.94% -26.38% -14.57 1 Comment
TrackHAndW 80.22 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $53.30 +25.27% -4.17% +29.45 12/31/2007 @ $66.77 1 Comment
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $51.42 -40.94% -26.38% -14.57 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer < 20 9/19/2007 Underperform 3W $49.81 -39.03% -26.41% +12.62
TrackWellsFargo 80.02 8/23/2007 Outperform NS $51.11 -56.09% -39.31% -16.78 5/13/2009 @ $22.44
TrackCitigroup 85.92 3/12/2007 Outperform NS $51.65 -41.20% -18.95% -22.25

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