State Auto Finan Cp: (NASD: STFC)

$17.81

-0.04 (-0.22%)

Volume 16,288

Jun 17 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 1-Strong Buy

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%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		17.70 - 18.17
	
		52wk Low - High
		12.49 - 19.77
	
		Previous Close
		17.85
	
		Avg. Volume
		24,691
	
		Industry
		INS-PROP&CASLTY
	
		Market Cap
		723.19 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.40 - 2.24
	
		Beta
		0.99
	
		P/E (F1)
		18.48
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.97
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        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%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            18.48
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            2.31
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.97
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.01
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-08-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.33
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            8.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
State Auto Financial Corporation is an insurance holding company, which engages, through its subsidiaries, primarily in the property and casualty insurance business. The company's principal subsidiary is State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company. State Auto P&C is a regional insurer engaged primarily in writing personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation and fire insurance.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.01	0.15	0.97	1.23
Number of Estimates	4	4	5	5
Low Estimate	-0.24	-0.05	0.65	0.80
High Estimate	0.20	0.26	1.25	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.18	-0.25	-0.19	0.97
EPS Growth	93.06%	159.00%	608.42%	27.12%

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EPS Growth for STFC

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
STATE AUTO FINL	STFC	17.85
ALLEGHANY CORP	Y	384.05
AMER SAFETY INS	ASI	28.93
CATLIN GROUP LT	CLNGF	7.42
HANOVER INSURAN	THG	47.96
HILLTOP HLDGS	HTH	16.13
HOMEOWNERS CHCE	HCI	33.83
MARKEL CORP	MKL	527.00
MONTPELIER RE	MRH	25.30
TOKIO MARINE HL	TKOMY	29.04

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

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Zacks Commentary

Berkshire Hathaway Hits 52 week High

Jun 10, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Berkshire Hathaway, Washington Post Co., Cincinnati Financial and State Auto Financial

Feb 28, 2013

Buffett Expands Print Media Biz

Feb 27, 2013

CINF Upgraded to Outperform

Feb 22, 2013

Report for STFC

May 30, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.33
Sales	1,150
Net Income	32
Price/Earnings	54.09
Price/Book	0.94
Price/Cash Flow	NA
Price/Sales	0.63

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News

MBIA Ranks the Highest in Terms of Beta in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry (MBI, AGO, STFC) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 13, 2013

State Auto Financial Makes a Move: Down 2.5% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 11, 2013

State Auto Financial to Participate in Macquarie 2013 Financials Conference - Businesswire

Jun 5, 2013

State Auto Financial Shares Climbing Higher, Up 2.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 3, 2013

State Auto Financial Shares Climbing Higher, Up 3.5% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 28, 2013

State Auto Financial Makes a Move: Down 2.1% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 20, 2013

State Auto Financial Shares Sinking Lower, Down 1.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 16, 2013

State Auto Financial names chief accounting officer - Datamonitor

May 15, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.00
ABR (Last Week)	2.00
# of recs in ABR	6
Average Target Price	16.50
Industry Rank by ABR	8 out of 265
Rank in Industry	1 out of 56

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