National General Holdings Corp Company Profile (NASDAQ:NGHC)

About National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

National General Holdings Corp. is a specialty personal lines insurance holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides a range of insurance products, including personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, supplemental health, lender-placed and other niche products. It operates through two segments: Property and Casualty (P&C) and Accident and Health (A&H). Its P&C segment offers its P&C insurance products through a network of agents, a number of affinity partners and through direct-response marketing programs. Its A&H segment provides accident and non-major medical health insurance products targeting its existing P&C policyholders and the anticipated market of employed persons who are uninsured or underinsured. The P&C segment operates its business through three distribution channels: agency, affinity and direct. The A&H segment provides supplemental accident and health insurance products.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
Sub-Industry: N/A
Symbol: NASDAQ:NGHC
CUSIP: N/A
Web: www.nationalgeneral.com

Capitalization:

Market Cap: $2.38 billion
Outstanding Shares: 106,542,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: $22.16
200 Day Moving Avg: $23.59
52 Week Range: $18.04 - $26.99

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.81
Foreward P/E Ratio: 10.36
P/E Growth: 0.82

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: $3.84 billion
Price / Sales: 0.62
Book Value: $14.21 per share
Price / Book: 1.57

Dividend:

Annual Dividend: $0.16
Dividend Yield: 0.7%

Profitability:

EBIDTA: $277.98 million
Net Margins: 4.36%
Return on Equity: 12.60%
Return on Assets: 2.91%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44%
Current Ratio: 0.59%
Quick Ratio: 0.59%

Misc:

Average Volume: 279,170 shs.
Beta: 1.32
Short Ratio: 1.5

Frequently Asked Questions for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

What is National General Holdings Corp's stock symbol?

National General Holdings Corp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NGHC."

How often does National General Holdings Corp pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for National General Holdings Corp?

National General Holdings Corp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.04 per share on Monday, July 17th. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 29th. View National General Holdings Corp's Dividend History.

How were National General Holdings Corp's earnings last quarter?

National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC) released its earnings results on Monday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38. The business earned $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $943.94 million. National General Holdings Corp had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 12.60%. The firm's revenue was up 36.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 EPS. View National General Holdings Corp's Earnings History.

Where is National General Holdings Corp's stock going? Where will National General Holdings Corp's stock price be in 2017?

4 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for National General Holdings Corp's shares. Their predictions range from $23.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect National General Holdings Corp's share price to reach $25.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for National General Holdings Corp.

Are investors shorting National General Holdings Corp?

National General Holdings Corp saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 13th, there was short interest totalling 462,352 shares, a decrease of 5.1% from the March 31st total of 486,953 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 378,143 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Who are some of National General Holdings Corp's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to National General Holdings Corp include First American Financial Corp (FAF), Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd (AWH), Validus Holdings (VR), MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG), White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd (WTM), Radian Group (RDN), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), ProAssurance (PRA), Mercury General (MCY), Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (AHL), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), RLI Corp. (RLI), AmTrust Financial Services (AFSI), Kemper Corp (KMPR), Argo Group International Holdings (AGII), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Navigators Group (NAVG) and Third Point Reinsurance Ltd (TPRE).

Who owns National General Holdings Corp stock?

National General Holdings Corp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (3.87%), Park West Asset Management LLC (2.37%), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (2.27%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.93%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.91%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.36%). Company insiders that own National General Holdings Corp stock include Barry Karfunkel, Byron Storms, International Insuranc Amtrust, Jeffrey Weissmann, Michael Hal Weiner, Robert Karfunkel and Thomas Newgarden. View Institutional Ownership Trends for National General Holdings Corp.

Who sold National General Holdings Corp stock? Who is selling National General Holdings Corp stock?

National General Holdings Corp's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Park West Asset Management LLC, Axiom International Investors LLC DE, Hodges Capital Management Inc., Cortina Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Northpointe Capital LLC and Hartford Investment Management Co.. Company insiders that have sold National General Holdings Corp stock in the last year include Jeffrey Weissmann and Michael Hal Weiner. View Insider Buying and Selling for National General Holdings Corp.

Who bought National General Holdings Corp stock? Who is buying National General Holdings Corp stock?

National General Holdings Corp's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Wells Fargo & Company MN, RE Advisers Corp, Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Vanguard Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group and Bank of America Corp DE. Company insiders that have bought National General Holdings Corp stock in the last two years include Barry Karfunkel and Robert Karfunkel. View Insider Buying and Selling for National General Holdings Corp.

How do I buy National General Holdings Corp stock?

Shares of National General Holdings Corp can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

How much does a share of National General Holdings Corp stock cost?

One share of National General Holdings Corp stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.38.

Consensus Ratings for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Hold Ratings, 2 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.50)
Consensus Price Target:	$25.00 (11.71% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/25/2017	ValuEngine	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold		Low
11/18/2016	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight	$23.00	N/A
9/10/2016	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Outperform		N/A
8/3/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$26.00 -> $27.00	N/A
5/2/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Buy		N/A
7/14/2015	JMP Securities	Boost Price Target	Market Outperform	$22.00 -> $26.00	N/A

(Data available from 5/27/2015 forward)

Earnings History for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Earnings by Quarter for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Earnings History by Quarter for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/8/2017	Q1 2017	$0.38	$0.38	$943.94 million	$1.06 billion	View	Listen
2/27/2017	Q416	$0.23	$0.30	$911.45 million	$740.50 million	View	Listen
11/2/2016	Q316	$0.38	$0.31	$846.07 million	$857.38 million	View	N/A
8/1/2016	Q2	$0.39	$0.43	$791.31 million	$804.60 million	View	N/A
5/2/2016	Q1	$0.40	$0.50	$694.38 million	$776.00 million	View	N/A
2/9/2016	Q4	$0.29	$0.39	$597.79 million	$618.10 million	View	N/A
11/2/2015	Q315	$0.37	$0.43	$517.24 million	$590.04 million	View	N/A
8/3/2015	Q215	$0.46	$0.36	$522.52 million	$529.60 million	View	N/A
5/4/2015	Q1 2015	$0.35	$0.41	$518.62 million	$516.80 million	View	N/A
2/10/2015	Q414	$0.25	$0.30	$468.73 million	$513.55 million	View	N/A
11/4/2014	Q314	$0.29	$0.37	$419.10 million	$424.40 million	View	N/A
8/7/2014	Q2 2014	$0.25	$0.36	$362.71 million	$442.93 million	View	N/A
5/1/2014	Q114	$0.14	$0.32	$259.78 million	$409.15 million	View	N/A
3/12/2014	Q413		$0.13	$213.00 million	$269.30 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.74
2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.11

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2017	2	$0.38	$0.40	$0.39
Q2 2017	2	$0.36	$0.44	$0.40
Q3 2017	2	$0.45	$0.50	$0.48
Q4 2017	2	$0.43	$0.51	$0.47
Q1 2018	2	$0.46	$0.52	$0.49
Q2 2018	2	$0.48	$0.52	$0.50
Q3 2018	2	$0.53	$0.60	$0.57
Q4 2018	2	$0.47	$0.63	$0.55
Q1 2019	1	$0.60	$0.60	$0.60

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Next Dividend:	7/17/2017
Annual Dividend:	$0.16
Dividend Yield:	0.71%
Payout Ratio:	13.11% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 9.04% (Based on This Year's Estimates) 7.41% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)

Dividend Payments by Quarter for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Dividend History by Quarter for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/11/2017	quarterly	$0.04	0.73%	6/29/2017	7/3/2017	7/17/2017
2/27/2017	quarterly	$0.04	0.65%	3/30/2017	4/3/2017	4/19/2017
11/8/2016	quarterly	$0.04	0.78%	12/29/2016	1/3/2017	1/17/2017
8/5/2016	quarterly	$0.04	0.73%	10/3/2016	10/5/2016	10/19/2016
5/19/2016	quarterly	$0.03	0.56%	6/29/2016	7/1/2016	7/15/2016
2/25/2016	quarterly	$0.03	0.6%	3/30/2016	4/1/2016	4/15/2016
11/3/2015	quarterly	$0.03	0.56%	12/30/2015	1/4/2016	1/15/2016
8/4/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.37%	9/29/2015	10/1/2015	10/15/2015
5/11/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.4%	6/29/2015	7/1/2015	7/15/2015
3/2/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.43%	3/30/2015	4/1/2015	4/15/2015
11/4/2014	quarterly	$0.02	0.42%	12/29/2014	1/1/2015	1/15/2015
8/8/2014	quarterly	$0.01	0.22%	9/29/2014	10/1/2014	10/15/2014
5/28/2014	quarterly	$0.01	0.24%	6/27/2014	7/1/2014	7/15/2014
3/17/2014	quarterly	$0.01		3/28/2014	4/1/2014	4/14/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 14.10%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 41.83%

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Insider Trades by Quarter for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
3/30/2017	Barry Karfunkel	CEO	Buy	31,600	$22.93	$724,588.00
3/30/2017	Robert Karfunkel	Insider	Buy	25,000	$23.00	$575,000.00
3/28/2017	Barry Karfunkel	CEO	Buy	49,978	$22.87	$1,142,996.86
3/28/2017	Robert Karfunkel	Insider	Buy	25,000	$22.88	$572,000.00
12/16/2016	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	1,810	$24.64	$44,598.40
11/15/2016	Jeffrey Weissmann	General Counsel	Sell	18,000	$22.78	$410,040.00
3/8/2016	Thomas Newgarden	EVP	Sell	54,905	$20.19	$1,108,531.95
3/1/2016	Jeffrey Weissmann	General Counsel	Sell	15,000	$20.02	$300,300.00
1/12/2016	Thomas Newgarden	EVP	Sell	95	$20.00	$1,900.00
12/8/2015	Thomas Newgarden	EVP	Sell	20,000	$21.89	$437,800.00
8/12/2015	International Insuranc Amtrust	Major Shareholder	Sell	6,141,502	$19.09	$117,241,273.18
7/13/2015	Byron Storms	Insider	Sell	16,500	$22.58	$372,570.00
6/17/2015	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	10,000	$19.38	$193,800.00
6/11/2015	Byron Storms	Insider	Sell	16,500	$19.03	$313,995.00
5/18/2015	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	10,000	$19.46	$194,600.00
4/17/2015	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	10,000	$19.40	$194,000.00
3/18/2015	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	10,000	$17.48	$174,800.00
2/17/2015	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	10,000	$17.98	$179,800.00
1/16/2015	Michael Hal Weiner	CFO	Sell	10,000	$18.10	$181,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC) Latest Headlines for National General Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NGHC)

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Date	Headline
	ValuEngine Lowers National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) to Hold www.americanbankingnews.com - May 25 at 3:37 PM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Expected to Earn Q2 2017 Earnings of $0.44 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - May 24 at 7:46 AM
	FY2017 EPS Estimates for National General Holdings Corp Reduced by FBR & Co (NGHC) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 23 at 7:26 AM
	ETFs with exposure to National General Holdings Corp. : May 22, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 6:04 PM
	National General Holdings Corp. :NGHC-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : May 19, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 11:33 AM
	Edited Transcript of NGHC earnings conference call or presentation 8-May-17 3:00pm GMT finance.yahoo.com - May 13 at 12:30 AM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.04 www.americanbankingnews.com - May 11 at 7:14 PM
	National General Holdings Corp Expected to Post Q2 2017 Earnings of $0.36 Per Share (NGHC) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 10 at 8:12 AM
	BRIEF-National General Holdings Corp reports Q1 EPS $0.31 www.reuters.com - May 9 at 11:33 AM
	National General Holdings misses by $0.02, beats on revenue seekingalpha.com - May 9 at 11:33 AM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results www.americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 8:38 PM
	National General Holdings Corp. Reports First Quarter 2017 Results finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 12:22 PM
	National General meets 1Q profit forecasts finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 12:22 PM
	Investor Network: National General Holdings Corp. to Host Earnings Call finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 12:22 PM
	P&C Insurers' Earnings Reporting on May 8: AFSI, NGHC, MHLD www.nasdaq.com - May 6 at 12:06 AM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Short Interest Down 5.1% in April www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 11:38 AM
	Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Likely to Impact National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Stock Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 6:33 PM
	Somewhat Positive News Coverage Very Unlikely to Impact National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 12:08 AM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Receiving Somewhat Negative News Coverage, Report Shows www.americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 3:13 PM
	William Blair Weighs in on National General Holdings Corp's Q2 2018 Earnings (NGHC) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 4:30 PM
	National General to Host Investor Day in New York City on Thursday, May 18, 2017 feeds.benzinga.com - April 21 at 12:51 PM
	National General Holdings Corp. to Announce 2017 First Quarter Results on May ... globenewswire.com - April 21 at 9:34 AM
	Q1 2017 EPS Estimates for National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Decreased by William Blair www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 8:38 AM
	National General Holdings Corp. to Announce 2017 First Quarter Results on May 8, 2017 feeds.benzinga.com - April 19 at 1:52 PM
	Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage Extremely Likely to Effect National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Share Price www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 11:24 AM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Earns Media Impact Rating of 0.15 www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 2:22 PM
	National General Holdings Corp. : NGHC-US: Dividend Analysis : April 03rd, 2017 (record date) : By the numbers : April 12, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 7:45 PM
	Q1 2017 Earnings Forecast for National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Issued By FBR & Co www.americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 7:13 AM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) CEO Acquires $724,588.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 30 at 4:31 PM
	Robert Karfunkel Buys 25,000 Shares of National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 30 at 4:29 PM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 30 ... www.nasdaq.com - March 29 at 7:27 PM
	Insiders Invest in National General Holdings finance.yahoo.com - March 29 at 7:27 PM
	National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Insider Buys $572,000.00 in Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 9:23 AM
	Barry Karfunkel Purchases 49,978 Shares of National General Holdings Corp (NGHC) Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 9:11 AM
	NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. Files SEC form 8-K, Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant biz.yahoo.com - March 24 at 6:45 PM
	NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report us.rd.yahoo.com - March 23 at 7:19 PM
	NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. Financials us.rd.yahoo.com - March 23 at 7:19 PM
	National General Receives Nasdaq Notice Regarding Listing Requirements; Has Regained Compliance with Filing of 10-K us.rd.yahoo.com - March 23 at 7:19 PM
	NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. Files SEC form 8-K, Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rul biz.yahoo.com - March 23 at 7:19 PM
	Oversold Conditions For National General Holdings (NGHC) www.nasdaq.com - March 21 at 6:41 PM
	National General Announces Further 10-K Filing Delay for Completion of Final Audit Procedures us.rd.yahoo.com - March 16 at 7:32 PM
	4:13 pm National General announces that it will be unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K within the 15 day extension granted by the Form 12b-25 filed with SEC on March 1 us.rd.yahoo.com - March 16 at 7:32 PM
	NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. Files SEC form 8-K, Non-Reliance on Previous Financials, Audits or Interim Review, Ot us.rd.yahoo.com - March 16 at 7:32 PM
	Edited Transcript of NGHC earnings conference call or presentation 27-Feb-17 4:00pm GMT finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 10:39 AM
	BRIEF-National General Holdings Reports Q4 earnings of $0.28/shr www.reuters.com - February 27 at 5:53 PM
	National General Holdings' (NGHC) CEO Barry Karfunkel on Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript seekingalpha.com - February 27 at 5:53 PM
	NATIONAL GENERAL HOLDINGS CORP. Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Fina us.rd.yahoo.com - February 27 at 5:53 PM
	Q4 2016 National General Holdings Corp Earnings Release - Before Market Open us.rd.yahoo.com - February 27 at 5:53 PM
	A.M. Best Comments on Credit Ratings of National General Holdings Corp. and Its Subsidiaries finance.yahoo.com - February 27 at 5:53 PM
	National General Holdings Corp. Announces Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock us.rd.yahoo.com - February 25 at 6:26 PM