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Is Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) Potentially Underrated?

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Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of CB, it is a well-regarded dividend-paying company that has been able to sustain great financial health over the past. Below, I've touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in digging a bit deeper into my commentary, read the full report on Chubb here.

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Established dividend payer with adequate balance sheet

With a debt-to-equity ratio of 31%, CB’s debt level is reasonable. This implies that CB has a healthy balance between taking advantage of low cost debt funding as well as sufficient financial flexibility without succumbing to the strict terms of debt. CB seems to have put its debt to good use, generating operating cash levels of 0.35x total debt in the most recent year. This is also a good indication as to whether debt is properly covered by the company’s cash flows.

NYSE:CB Historical Debt, August 16th 2019
NYSE:CB Historical Debt, August 16th 2019

Income investors would also be happy to know that CB is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 2.0%. CB has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

NYSE:CB Historical Dividend Yield, August 16th 2019
NYSE:CB Historical Dividend Yield, August 16th 2019

Next Steps:

For Chubb, I've compiled three key factors you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for CB’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for CB’s outlook.
  2. Historical Performance: What has CB's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of CB? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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