Alleghany Corp (NYSE:Y)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company is engaged, through AIHL & its subsidiaries RSUI, CATA and Darwin, in the property, casualty and surety insurance business.

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Member Avatar scrabbleguy (< 20) Submitted: 2/21/2013 10:11:20 PM : Outperform Start Price: $378.58 Y Score: -5.28

can 30 stocks randomly picked from a bag of scrabble tiles beat the market? there's only one way to find out.

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Member Avatar QADukeStreet (< 20) Submitted: 7/18/2012 10:10:27 AM : Outperform Start Price: $345.12 Y Score: -6.56

Because I said so. This is a test. Please ignore.

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Member Avatar mpaulsen6 (93.83) Submitted: 5/22/2012 3:58:37 PM : Outperform Start Price: $326.33 Y Score: -4.28

Its founders said it best. Take the long vision. Don't be risky.

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Member Avatar Arnold79 (96.33) Submitted: 12/20/2011 12:34:30 AM : Outperform Start Price: $284.87 Y Score: -4.90

Similar to Berkshire Hathaway. I like the Transatlantic acquisition. I think it was a sign that they're stepping up and will become a much, much larger player.

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Member Avatar Allstar13913 (99.80) Submitted: 7/21/2011 8:04:49 PM : Outperform Start Price: $329.99 Y Score: -3.45

Similar to Berkshire, sells casualty insurance. Hates small shareholders, with commensurate weird stock splits. Likes to invest in Energy stocks.

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Member Avatar adi101 (89.93) Submitted: 2/12/2011 7:46:34 AM : Outperform Start Price: $324.92 Y Score: -2.96

making money on float, investments in energy.

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Member Avatar wward35634 (61.40) Submitted: 2/2/2011 12:05:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $308.77 Y Score: +1.08

valuemoney

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Member Avatar sTucKatsPEicheR (25.32) Submitted: 1/30/2009 5:26:59 AM : Outperform Start Price: $264.50 Y Score: -49.40

Great company being ran by very bright minds. Have shareholder value in mind.

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Member Avatar MJKpayday (99.79) Submitted: 10/17/2008 7:45:20 AM : Outperform Start Price: $293.02 Y Score: -0.66

Over the next few decades, Alleghany is set to become one of our nation's most admired, loved, and profitable larger insurance and holding firms along with Markel, White Moutain, and their mentor, Berkshire Hathaway. Over the last few decades the price of Alleghany has oscillated back forth around it's true value and today represents the most extreme outlying point since its inception, offering an opportunity to ride both the potential for a near term return to more common price to value ratios, and the the company's 2 decade long trend of increasing book value.

Currently trading 35% off it's all time highs, less than 90% of tangible book value, and at a 9% earnings to price ratio should make most value minded investors head's turn - just like a pretty girl with a short skirt and sexy walk. Got the image?

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Member Avatar greenwave3 (51.11) Submitted: 8/19/2008 4:55:06 PM : Outperform Start Price: $309.68 Y Score: -6.67

Solid peformer, trading at a serious discount to fundamentals. These guys are cleared for takeoff...

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Member Avatar suhsido1 (< 20) Submitted: 8/6/2008 11:29:51 AM : Outperform Start Price: $303.97 Y Score: -3.35

Many all stars pick.

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Member Avatar waldie4 (51.23) Submitted: 6/16/2008 5:32:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $357.80 Y Score: -15.17

great value play

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Member Avatar slimmom04 (< 20) Submitted: 6/12/2008 12:52:32 AM : Outperform Start Price: $357.70 Y Score: -17.12

5

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Member Avatar budgallant (< 20) Submitted: 5/21/2008 9:33:50 PM : Outperform Start Price: $361.62 Y Score: -14.14

the tape demands it

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Member Avatar Richochet (< 20) Submitted: 4/25/2008 7:52:24 PM : Outperform Start Price: $333.19 Y Score: -6.83

I like Charles Darwin and his name appears in the description of this company only the strong survive right... Since this company looks strong I will say thumbs up for now...

;D

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Member Avatar singleletter (93.60) Submitted: 2/22/2008 3:16:22 PM : Outperform Start Price: $343.47 Y Score: -14.92

Testing out a portfolio of stocks rated outperform that are characterized by having one letter ticker symbols.

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Member Avatar mdhoek (82.79) Submitted: 1/28/2008 9:00:15 AM : Outperform Start Price: $339.96 Y Score: -13.44

mini, mobile, BRK

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Member Avatar EpicAhab (< 20) Submitted: 9/5/2007 11:16:46 AM : Outperform Start Price: $398.86 Y Score: -19.20

I am bullish on the growth of this one, even compared to WTM and MKL.

Regarding the company description above: I think the mention of steel and minerals should be removed. That company is Allegheny (ATI) with an "e" at the end. Here is the Yahoo business summary:

"Alleghany Corporation, through its subsidiary, Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC, engages in the property and casualty, and surety insurance business. It underwrites specialty insurance coverages in the property, umbrella/excess, general liability, directors and officers liability, and professional liability lines of business, as well as writes surety products, such as commercial surety bonds and contract surety bonds. The company offers its insurance products principally through independent wholesale insurance brokers. Alleghany Corporation, through its subsidiary, Alleghany Properties LLC, owns and manages improved and unimproved commercial land, and residential lots in the Sacramento region of California. The company was founded in 1929 and is based in New York, New York."

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Member Avatar maps761 (< 20) Submitted: 8/1/2007 1:08:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $408.21 Y Score: -23.40

Y not? The stock has weathered the recent and ongoing storm fairly well.

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Member Avatar jhnmcw111 (44.61) Submitted: 7/2/2007 12:54:17 AM : Outperform Start Price: $401.31 Y Score: -17.27

This has the potential to be one of those "If I only would have---" picks.

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