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Alleghany NYSE:Y Stock Report

Last Price

US$847.79

Market Cap

US$11.4b

7D

0.8%

1Y

27.3%

Updated

19 Oct, 2022

Data

Company Financials +

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

Y Stock Overview

Alleghany Corporation provides property and casualty reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. More details

Y fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Alleghany
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$847.79
52 Week HighUS$862.87
52 Week LowUS$585.10
Beta0.55
1 Month Change0.25%
3 Month Change1.31%
1 Year Change27.33%
3 Year Change10.58%
5 Year Change49.87%
Change since IPO1,312.05%

Recent News & Updates

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Insurer Alleghany For $11.6 Billion

Mar 28

Recent updates

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Insurer Alleghany For $11.6 Billion

Mar 28

Alleghany Corporation: Valuation Is In The Right Zone

Mar 09

Alleghany Corporation: An Interesting Play To Sidestep Crazy Valuations

Sep 15

Alleghany says Berkshire Hathaway's General Re won't renew underwriting pact

Jun 15

Alleghany Q3 2020 Earnings Preview

Nov 02

Shareholder Returns

YUS InsuranceUS Market
7D0.8%-0.6%-0.5%
1Y27.3%18.8%21.1%

Return vs Industry: Y exceeded the US Insurance industry which returned -1.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: Y exceeded the US Market which returned -23.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is Y's price volatile compared to industry and market?
Y volatility
Y Average Weekly Movement0.4%
Insurance Industry Average Movement3.8%
Market Average Movement5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: Y has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: Y's weekly volatility (0%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
192913,313Joe Brandonwww.alleghany.com

Alleghany Corporation provides property and casualty reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Reinsurance, Insurance, and Alleghany Capital. The Reinsurance segment offers fire, allied lines, auto physical damage, and homeowners multiple peril reinsurance products; and casualty and other reinsurance products, such as medical malpractice, ocean marine and aviation, accident and health, mortgage, surety, and credit reinsurance products, as well as directors’ and officers’, errors and omissions, general, and auto liability reinsurance.

Alleghany Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Alleghany's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
Y fundamental statistics
Market capUS$11.41b
Earnings (TTM)US$355.27m
Revenue (TTM)US$11.74b

32.1x

P/E Ratio

1.0x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
Y income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$11.74b
Cost of RevenueUS$6.67b
Gross ProfitUS$5.06b
Other ExpensesUS$4.71b
EarningsUS$355.27m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)26.40
Gross Margin43.15%
Net Profit Margin3.03%
Debt/Equity Ratio28.2%

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/10/19 14:37
End of Day Share Price 2022/10/18 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Alleghany Corporation is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Philip StefanoDeutsche Bank
Lawrence GreenbergJanney Montgomery Scott LLC
Matthew CarlettiJMP Securities