American Equity Investment Life (AEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, through its subsidiaries, provides life insurance products in the United States. The company issues fixed index and rate annuities, as well as single premium immediate annuities. It markets its products through independent agents, including independent marketing organizations, broker/dealers, banks, and registered investment advisors. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.11 to $57.29
• 50-Day Range: $55.11 to $56.51
• 52-Week Range: $37.54 to $57.29
• Volume: 25.37 million shs
• Average Volume: 887,211 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.39
• Dividend Yield: 0.67%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

AEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were American Equity Investment Life's earnings last quarter?

American Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE:AEL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 14th. The financial services provider reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.24. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 61.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does American Equity Investment Life have any subsidiaries?

American Equity Investment Life subsidiaries include AE Capital LLC, AEL Re Bermuda Ltd., AEL Re Vermont Inc., AERL L.C., American Equity Capital Trust II, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of New York, and others.

What other stocks do shareholders of American Equity Investment Life own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Equity Investment Life investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), GE Aerospace (GE), Philip Morris International (PM) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/14/2024
• Today: 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Life insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AEL
• CIK: 1039828
• Web: www.american-equity.com
• Phone: (515) 221-0002
• Fax: 515-221-9947
• Employees: 995
• Year Founded: 1995

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.94
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $210.53 million
• Net Margins: 7.42%
• Pretax Margin: 10.47%
• Return on Equity: 25.15%
• Return on Assets: 0.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 0.34
• Quick Ratio: 0.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.58
• Cash Flow: $14.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.93
• Book Value: $38.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,570,000
• Free Float: 78,116,000
• Market Cap: $4.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78