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ACE LTD (NYSE)
ACE 48.55 -0.15 (-0.31%) Vol.  210,961 10:19 ET

Day Low - High 48.35 - 48.71
52wk Low - High 30.92 - 55.64
Avg Volume 2,460,182
Industry INS-PROP&CASLTY
Market Cap 16.38 B
Div - Yield 0.57 - 1.17
PE (forward) 6.59
PEG Ratio .6
Current Year Est. 7.39
EPS Last Year 8.16
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# 3Hold14%
# 4Sell3.97%
# 5Hold1.85%
S&P50012.22%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.53
ABR (Last Week) 1.50
# of Recs in ABR 19
Average Target Price 63.57
Industry Rank by ABR 194 out of 217
Rank in Industry 5 out of 70
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR ACE
Zacks Blog: ACE Limited Tops View
Feb 03, 2010
Zacks Blog: Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: XL Capital, Willis Group Holdings, Aviva, ACE Limited and Monsanto Company
Jan 14, 2010
Zacks Blog: XL Capital Headed for Clover
Jan 13, 2010
Zacks Blog: ACE Issues Earnings Guidance
Jan 06, 2010
Zacks Equity Research: Report for ACE
Dec 18, 2009
Zacks Blog: Job Losses Hurting Workers’ Comp
Sep 28, 2009
Zacks Blog: ACE Ltd. Beats Estimates
Jul 28, 2009
Zacks Blog: PartnerRe Beats, Earnings Sink
Jul 28, 2009
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NEWS
ACE Westchester Appoints Bruce Kessler President, Casualty and Specialty Lines
Feb 05, 2010
New Podcast from ACE USA Discusses How Risk Managers and C-Level Executives Can Prepare for Data Breaches at Their Companies
Feb 03, 2010
Conference Calls Today: 8:30-8:45 A.M. EST
Feb 03, 2010
ACE Limited (ACE) Shows Bullish Technicals With Positive 4 STARs S&P Rating
Feb 03, 2010
ACE Arabia announces product approvals from Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority
Feb 03, 2010
Insurance Winners and Losers: MetLife - TheStreet.com
Feb 03, 2010
ACE Reports Record Fourth Quarter 2009 Net Income of $953 Million
Feb 02, 2010
ACE Receives Product Approvals from Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority
Feb 02, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 1.93 1.92 7.39 7.65
Number of Estimates 17 17 17 16
Low Estimates 1.70 1.74 6.45 6.60
High Estimate 2.23 2.11 8.17 8.45
Year Ago EPS 1.99 2.09 8.17 7.39
EPS Growth -3.25% -7.91% -9.54% 3.54%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
ACE LTD. provides excess liability insurance for bodily injury, property damage, & wrongful advertising. ACE offers excess liability insurance for corporate directors and officers against wrongful acts and claims and satellite insurance for launch and in-orbit operations.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 8.16
Sales 15271
Net Income 2549
Price/Earnings 5.97
Price/Book .83
Price/Cash Flow 6.27
Price/Sales 1.13


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