For the quarter ended March 2023, Everest Re reported revenue of $3.28 billion, up 7.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $11.31, compared to $10.31 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.4 billion, representing a surprise of -3.43%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -9.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $12.48.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Everest Re performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Loss ratio - Consolidated: 63.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 63.85%.
- Combined ratio - Consolidated: 91.2% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 90.6%.
- Net premiums earned: $3.10 billion versus $3.12 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11% change.
- Net investment income: $260 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $262.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Everest Re here>>>Shares of Everest Re have returned +5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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For the quarter ended March 2023, Everest Re reported revenue of $3.28 billion, up 7.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $11.31, compared to $10.31 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.4 billion, representing a surprise of -3.43%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -9.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $12.48.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Everest Re performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Loss ratio - Consolidated: 63.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 63.85%.
- Combined ratio - Consolidated: 91.2% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 90.6%.
- Net premiums earned: $3.10 billion versus $3.12 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11% change.
- Net investment income: $260 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $262.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Everest Re here>>>Shares of Everest Re have returned +5.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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