American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL): Price and Financial Metrics
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL)
Today's Latest Price: $24.99 USD
Updated Aug 7 7:00pm
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Ranked of 25 in Insurance - Life
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AEL Stock Summary
- AEL's current price/earnings ratio is 4.53, which is higher than merely 5.08% of US stocks with positive earnings.
- AEL's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 97.9% of US stocks.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -22.32%, American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's debt growth rate surpasses only 12.91% of about US stocks.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to AEL, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are AXS, ECOL, MCS, KEX, and AAWW.
- Visit AEL's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.american-equity.com.
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AEL Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $24.99 | 52-week high | $34.16 |
| Prev. close | $23.55 | 52-week low | $9.07 |
| Day low | $23.20 | Volume | 556,400 |
| Day high | $25.03 | Avg. volume | 720,647 |
| 50-day MA | $24.10 | Dividend yield | 1.27% |
| 200-day MA | $24.65 | Market Cap | 2.29B |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL) Company Bio
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company issues fixed annuity and life insurance products, with a primary emphasis on the sale of fixed index and fixed rate annuities. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.
AEL Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $24.99 | $155.05 | 473% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. To summarize, we found that American Equity Investment Life Holding Co ranked in the 79th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Moreover, under all the scenarios we modelled, the output consistently forecasted positive returns. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of American Equity Investment Life Holding Co, consider:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 17.12 -- which is good for besting 76.82% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Financial Services sector with positive cash flow).
- American Equity Investment Life Holding Co's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than only 21.84% of tickers in our DCF set.
- AEL's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than only 21.84% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 462% |
| 1% | 468% |
| 2% | 473% |
| 3% | 479% |
| 4% | 484% |
| 5% | 490% |
For other companies in the Financial Services that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as AEL, try ATAX, FOCS, TSLX, RNR, and UNM.
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