Argo Group International Holding: (NASD: AGII)

$41.88

-0.98 (-2.29%)

Volume 95,132

Jun 19 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

Overview Quote

            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		41.83 - 42.75
	
		52wk Low - High
		25.09 - 43.87
	
		Previous Close
		42.86
	
		Avg. Volume
		76,518
	
		Industry
		INS-PROP&CASLTY
	
		Market Cap
		1.16 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.60 - 1.40
	
		Beta
		0.68
	
		P/E (F1)
		15.18
	
		Current Year Est.
		2.82
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            15.18
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            2.82
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.69
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-05-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            1.53
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
PXRE Group Ltd. provides reinsurance products and services to a worldwide marketplace.  They primarily emphasize commercial and personal property and casualty reinsurance risks, and offer both broker-based and direct-writing distribution capabilities. PXRE also provides marine and aerospace reinsurance products and services.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.69	0.63	2.82	3.28
Number of Estimates	3	3	3	3
Low Estimate	0.66	0.54	2.68	3.09
High Estimate	0.75	0.74	3.02	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.50	0.54	1.33	2.82
EPS Growth	38.48%	18.08%	112.79%	15.99%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
ARGO GROUP INTL	AGII	42.86
ALLEGHANY CORP	Y	392.43
AMER SAFETY INS	ASI	29.02
CATLIN GROUP LT	CLNGF	7.49
HANOVER INSURAN	THG	48.85
HOMEOWNERS CHCE	HCI	33.11
MARKEL CORP	MKL	530.00
MONTPELIER RE	MRH	26.12
STATE AUTO FINL	STFC	18.41
TOKIO MARINE HL	TKOMY	31.45

Sector:Finance>> Industry:INS-PROP&CASLTY

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Zacks Commentary

Zacks Rank #1 Addition for Tuesday

Apr 09, 2013

Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday

Oct 23, 2012

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday

Aug 09, 2012

Report for AGII

Jun 06, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	1.53
Sales	1,336
Net Income	65
Price/Earnings	28.06
Price/Book	0.76
Price/Cash Flow	15.88
Price/Sales	0.86

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News

Shares of Argo Group Receive a Boost, Up 1.3% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 18, 2013

Top 3 Companies in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry With the Lowest Price to Book Ratio (AGII, MIG, CNA) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 18, 2013

Uptrend Call Working As Argo Group Stock Rises 32.0% (AGII) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 13, 2013

Argo Group to Present June 11 at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference in New York - Businesswire

Jun 10, 2013

Shares of Argo Group Receive a Boost, Up 1.1% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 6, 2013

Uptrend Call Working As Argo Group Stock Rises 30.5% (AGII) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 6, 2013

Susan Spivak Bernstein Joins Argo Group as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations - Businesswire

Jun 3, 2013

Shares of AGII Up 29.7% Since Uptrend Call on Shares - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 22, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.75
ABR (Last Week)	1.75
# of recs in ABR	4
Average Target Price	44.77
Industry Rank by ABR	7 out of 265
Rank in Industry	30 out of 57

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