Past years share Ageas huge underperformer

The past years Ageas had a huge negative momentum. The stock made the past 10 years a huge loss of 50 percent. With that the stock belongs to the worst shares of the insurers. Shares of the sector yielded the past 10 years a gain of approximately 214 percent. Other shares with huge negative returns in the peer group are Maiden Hldgs Ltd, Saga PLC and Crawford Co Cl A. Among the losers in the sector are Cattolica Assicurazioni , Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni and Nmi Holdings Inc.

Returns Ageas versus insurance sector

Returns stock Ageas over several periods, excluding dividend returns

Investors who invested in 2007 in the company's share now have a big loss of 50 percent. Since 2012 the stock has a price gain of 45 percent. over the past 90 days the stock made a profit of 3 percent.

Core figures European insurance sector

The sector trades now at 12 times the earnings per share. The sector trades at 1,08 times the book value per share. Since 2012 the sector has plus of 218 percent and since 2007 a plus of 214 percent.

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 11,18 billion euros (consensus estimates). This is slightly lower than 2017's revenue of 12,14 billion euros.

Historical revenues and results Ageas plus estimates 2018

The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 793 million euros. The majority of the analysts expects for this year a profit per share of 4,02 euros. So the price/earnings-ratio equals 11,08.

Huge dividend Ageas

Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 2,14 euros per share. The dividend yield is then 4,8 percent. The average dividend yield of the insurers is a moderate 1 percent.

Latest estimates around 43 euros

The most recent recommendations for the insurer are from HSBC , Kepler Capital Markets and Societe Generale .

Ageas 's market capitalization is around 9,15 billion euros. The Ageas stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last August the stock is 18 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 38 and 47 euro. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 50 percent lower.

Historical stock prices Ageas from 2007 till 2018

At 17.35 the stock trades 0,16 percent higher at 44,56 euros.

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