9 Insurance Stocks to Buy Now

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This week, nine Insurance stocks are improving their overall rating on Portfolio Grader. Each of these rates an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. Selective Insurance Group offers property and casualty insurance products and services the eastern and midwestern regions of the United States. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Momentum and Earnings Surprise, SIGI also gets A’s. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SIGI stock.

This week, First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) is making solid headway. The company’s rating improves to an A (“strong buy”) from last week’s B (“buy”) rating. First American Financial provides insurance services. The stock price has risen 9.3% over the past month, better than the 3.5% increase the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of FAF stock.

PartnerRe‘s (NYSE:PRE) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to an A from last week’s B. PartnerRe provides multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.5%. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 7.7. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PRE stock.

This week, Infinity Property & Casualty‘s (NASDAQ:IPCC) ratings are up from a C last week to a B. Infinity Property and Casualty provides personal automobile insurance throughout the United States. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of IPCC stock.

The rating of Argo Group (NASDAQ:AGII) moves up this week, rising from a C to a B. Argo Group is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of AGII stock.

MBIA Inc.‘s (NYSE:MBI) gets a higher grade this week, advancing from a C last week to a B. MBIA provides financial guarantee insurance and other forms of credit protection. The price of MBI stayed flat from a month ago. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MBI stock.

This week, Presidential Life (NASDAQ:PLFE) pushes up from a C to a B rating. Presidential Life offers individual annuities and individual life insurance products, including whole life, term life, and universal life insurance. Shares of PLFE are up 0.6% from last month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PLFE stock.

Fortegra Financial (NYSE:FRF) earns an A this week, jumping up from last week’s grade of B. Fortegra Financial offers insurance products and services to insurance companies, agents and brokers. FRF shares have gone up 2.8% since last month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of FRF stock.

SeaBright Holdings (NYSE:SBX) is seeing ratings go up from a B last week to an A this week. SeaBright Holdings is a holding company. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SBX stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.


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