Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG. (NYSE:AWH) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 7th, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 25th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, July 3rd. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%.
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on AWH shares. Analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG. from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, May 22nd. They now have a $98.70 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Barclays Capital raised their price target on shares of Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG. from $73.00 to $78.00 in a research note to investors on Tuesday, April 2nd. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.95.
Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG. (NYSE: AWH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $695.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $470.20 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Allied World Assurance Co Holdings, AG. will post $7.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: AWH) is a specialty insurance and reinsurance company that underwrites a diversified portfolio of property and casualty lines of business.
