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$23.67 -0.39 (-1.62%)
7/18/2008 1:45 PM

State Auto Financial (STFC)

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An Ohio domiciled super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company which primarily engaged in writing both personal and business lines of insurance.

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Casualty Insurance (100), Small Cap (1922), Property & Casualty Insurance (110)
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State Auto Financial At A Glance

Current Price: $23.67
Last Trade Time: 7/18/2008 1:45 PM
Open: $23.96
Previous Close: $24.06
Daily Range: $22.98 - $23.97
52-Week Range: $21.83 - $32.38
Volume: 39,465
Market Cap: $954.22M
P/E Ratio: 13.08
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State Auto Financial (STFC)

Avatar Lanfranco (76.84) Submitted: 9/12/06 8:52 PM

Few companies can show a record of uninterrupted and increasing dividends for 10+ years, and STFC is one of these. Recently has suffered for storm related 1Q losses, but it has just increased the dividend by 10%.
In my opinion, this is a good long term investment, and I am surprised that The Motley...More

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Avatar C17goody (< 20) Submitted: 7/02/08 7:30 PM : Underperform Start Price: $23.71 STFC Score: -0.39

When insurance companies sponsor conventions about global warming and their effect on the increasing of natural disasters, something just makes me wonder? There insurance is not competitive; the only people who are still with them are the one who don't look around. I further see more damage come on yearly due to increased hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, floods and the like from the whole global warming issues and insurance is not the place to be!

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Avatar trendsJohn (39.58) Submitted: 6/14/08 3:49 PM : Underperform Start Price: $27.32 STFC Score: 6.04

multiple bearish technical alerts 8.0

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Avatar lovesaves (99.86) Submitted: 3/11/08 6:25 PM : Underperform Start Price: $26.93 STFC Score: 7.26

Found this company under the insurance tag. Sell all property insurance and casualty stocks, or see your portfolio bcome a casualty! Warren Buffett is negative on the sector and that's good enough for me. Financial sector s--t has to work iits way through the whole goose.

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Avatar Gus4long (37.72) Submitted: 9/26/06 12:49 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.21 STFC Score: -19.02

Excellent Insurance copany. Price is down due to last years storms. Excellent long term growth and performance.

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Avatar Lanfranco (76.84) Submitted: 9/12/06 8:52 PM : Outperform Start Price: $28.92 STFC Score: -14.83

Few companies can show a record of uninterrupted and increasing dividends for 10+ years, and STFC is one of these. Recently has suffered for storm related 1Q losses, but it has just increased the dividend by 10%.
In my opinion, this is a good long term investment, and I am surprised that The Motley Fool has not yet recommended it.

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