American Equity Investment Life Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:AEL) $55.38 +0.06 (+0.11%) (As of 12/8/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$55.16▼$55.4650-Day Range$52.77▼$55.5852-Week Range$31.57▼$55.75Volume303,806 shsAverage Volume530,903 shsMarket Capitalization$4.38 billionP/E Ratio7.06Dividend Yield0.04%Price Target$47.38 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability American Equity Investment Life MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside14.5% Downside$47.38 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.31% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.66Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.59Based on 6 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$29.28 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth-2.76%From $7.24 to $7.04 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.16 out of 5 starsFinance Sector404th out of 826 stocksLife Insurance Industry16th out of 18 stocks 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Equity Investment Life has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $47.38, American Equity Investment Life has a forecasted downside of 14.5% from its current price of $55.38.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Equity Investment Life has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.31% of the float of American Equity Investment Life has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Equity Investment Life has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Equity Investment Life has recently increased by 4.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAmerican Equity Investment Life has a dividend yield of 0.04%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican Equity Investment Life has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American Equity Investment Life is 0.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, American Equity Investment Life will have a dividend payout ratio of 0.28% next year. This indicates that American Equity Investment Life will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.1 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreAmerican Equity Investment Life has received a 58.72% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is false driven by its "Life annuities" and "Pre-retirement counseling" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for American Equity Investment Life is -0.66. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAmerican Equity Investment Life has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for American Equity Investment Life this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for AEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows11 people have added American Equity Investment Life to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Equity Investment Life insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $29,282,539.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.83% of the stock of American Equity Investment Life is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.98% of the stock of American Equity Investment Life is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Equity Investment Life are expected to decrease by -2.76% in the coming year, from $7.24 to $7.04 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Equity Investment Life is 7.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.27.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Equity Investment Life is 7.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 35.70.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Equity Investment Life has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About American Equity Investment Life Stock (NYSE:AEL)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. American Equity Investment Life Holding Company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.Read More AEL Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AEL Stock News HeadlinesDecember 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity Celebrates 20th Anniversary of NYSE ListingDecember 7, 2023 | seekingalpha.comAmerican Equity Investment: Still Worth Holding Given Brookfield Reinsurance's AcquisitionDecember 10, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. December 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Equity Investment Life (NYSE:AEL) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.comDecember 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE:AEL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from AnalystsDecember 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Equity Investment Life (NYSE:AEL) Sets New 52-Week High at $55.56November 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBrighthouse (BHF) Announces Buyback Authorization Worth $750MNovember 13, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comHold Rating for American Equity Amidst Strong 3Q Performance and Upcoming Brookfield Reinsurance MergerDecember 10, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. November 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comIs American Equity Investment Life Holding (AEL) Stock Outpacing Its Finance Peers This Year?November 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHere's What Key Metrics Tell Us About American Equity (AEL) Q3 EarningsNovember 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity Reports Record Non-GAAP Operating ROE1 and FIA Sales as the AEL 2.0 Strategy Delivers with 25% Allocation to Private Assets and Nearly 20% "Fee-Earning" Reinsured BalancesNovember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity Declares 4th Quarter 2023 Preferred Stock DividendOctober 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity Announces Record Total Enterprise Sales1 of $2.2 Billion in Third Quarter and Expected Date of Third Quarter 2023 Earnings ResultsOctober 9, 2023 | insidermonkey.comClearBridge Small Cap Growth Strategy Trimmed American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL) in Q3October 2, 2023 | benzinga.comSHAREHOLDER ALERT: Morris Kandinov Investigating AEL, CPRI, TALS, and PFSW; Shareholders are Encouraged to Contact the FirmSeptember 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Sell: Director Robert Howe Sells 5,000 Shares of American Equity Investment Life Holding CoSeptember 20, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBuy Brookfield Asset Management At A 14% Discount Via The American Equity BuyoutSeptember 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comShould You Hold American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL)?September 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Is American Equity (AEL) Up 1.1% Since Last Earnings Report?August 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAM Best Places Credit Ratings Under Review With Developing Implications for American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company and Its SubsidiariesAugust 8, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comRBC Capital Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on American Equity Investment Life (AEL)August 8, 2023 | msn.comRBC Capital Maintains American Equity Investment Life Holding (AEL) Sector Perform RecommendationAugust 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity (AEL) Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Fall Y/YAugust 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity Reports Further Growth in Both Earnings and Sales Momentum as Private Asset Allocation Ramps to 25%August 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity Investment (AEL) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag EstimatesAugust 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Equity (AEL) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus EstimatesSee More Headlines Receive AEL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for American Equity Investment Life and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings11/07/2023Today12/09/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/15/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Life insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:AEL CUSIP02567620 CIK1039828 Webwww.american-equity.com Phone(515) 221-0002Fax515-221-9947Employees840Year Founded1995Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$47.38 High Stock Price Target$55.00 Low Stock Price Target$43.00 Potential Upside/Downside-14.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.84 Trailing P/E Ratio7.06 Forward P/E Ratio7.65 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$1.22 billion Net Margins26.98% Pretax Margin0.39% Return on Equity21.32% Return on Assets0.74% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.42 Current Ratio0.36 Quick Ratio0.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.75 billion Price / Sales2.50 Cash Flow$16.58 per share Price / Cash Flow3.34 Book Value$37.23 per share Price / Book1.49Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares79,025,000Free Float77,579,000Market Cap$4.38 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 Social Links 7 AI Stocks to Invest In: An Introduction to AI Investing For Self-Directed InvestorsAs the AI market heats up, investors who have a vision for artificial intelligence have the potential to see real returns. Learn about the industry as a whole as well as seven companies that are getting work done with the power of AI.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Anant Bhalla (Age 45)President, CEO & Director Comp: $4.78MMr. Axel Philippe Alain Andre (Age 46)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $2.28MMr. James Louis Hamalainen (Age 58)Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer Comp: $1.87MMr. Jeffrey David Lorenzen CFA (Age 57)Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer Comp: $1.08MMr. Nicholas P. Volpe (Age 47)Executive VP & CTO Mr. Steven D. Schwartz C.F.A.Head of Investor RelationsMs. Kate Etinger (Age 47)Executive VP & Chief People Officer Aaron BoushekControllerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsLincoln NationalNYSE:LNCBrighthouse FinancialNASDAQ:BHFCNO Financial GroupNYSE:CNONational Western Life GroupNASDAQ:NWLIFBL Financial GroupNYSE:FFGView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCitigroup Inc.Sold 106,700 shares on 12/6/2023Ownership: 0.035%American Century Companies Inc.Bought 230,465 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.897%Deutsche Bank AGBought 5,173 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.050%Public Sector Pension Investment BoardSold 35,608 shares on 11/22/2023Ownership: 0.097%Comerica BankBought 28,664 shares on 11/21/2023Ownership: 0.045%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell American Equity Investment Life stock right now? 8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Equity Investment Life in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AEL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AEL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View AEL analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is American Equity Investment Life's stock price target for 2024? 8 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for American Equity Investment Life's stock. Their AEL share price targets range from $43.00 to $55.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $47.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.5%. View analysts price targets for AEL or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AEL shares performed in 2023? American Equity Investment Life's stock was trading at $45.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AEL stock has increased by 21.4% and is now trading at $55.38. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting American Equity Investment Life? American Equity Investment Life saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,720,000 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the October 15th total of 1,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 545,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 2.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View American Equity Investment Life's Short Interest. When is American Equity Investment Life's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 15th 2024. View our AEL earnings forecast. How were American Equity Investment Life's earnings last quarter? American Equity Investment Life Holding (NYSE:AEL) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 7th. The financial services provider reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.77. The financial services provider had revenue of $266.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $561.09 million. American Equity Investment Life had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.32% and a net margin of 26.98%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. Is American Equity Investment Life a good dividend stock? American Equity Investment Life (NYSE:AEL) pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.04%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 20 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 0.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AEL will have a dividend payout ratio of 0.28% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for AEL. What ETFs hold American Equity Investment Life's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of American Equity Investment Life (NYSE:AEL) stock in their portfolio include Adaptive Core ETF (RULE), ProShares Merger ETF (MRGR), SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF (XSHQ), Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (VAMO), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (XSVM) and Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV). What is Anant Bhalla's approval rating as American Equity Investment Life's CEO? 2 employees have rated American Equity Investment Life Chief Executive Officer Anant Bhalla on Glassdoor.com. Anant Bhalla has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Anant Bhalla in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of American Equity Investment Life own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Equity Investment Life investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Neos Therapeutics (NEOS), Neurotrope (NTRP), Pfizer (PFE), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Bank of America (BAC), Chimerix (CMRX), Lam Research (LRCX) and Nasdaq (NDAQ). Who are American Equity Investment Life's major shareholders? American Equity Investment Life's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2.11%), Morgan Stanley (1.77%), Northern Trust Corp (1.69%), Soros Fund Management LLC (1.69%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.29%) and Alpine Associates Management Inc. (1.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan David Matula, Anant Bhalla, Axel Andre, Dewayne Lummus, Gerard D Neugent, James Louis Hamalainen, Jeffrey D Lorenzen, John M Matovina, Joyce Ann Chapman, Robert L Howe, Ronald James Grensteiner and Ted Morris Johnson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of American Equity Investment Life? Shares of AEL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. Does American Equity Investment Life have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of American Equity Investment Life: 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, American Equity Investment Properties L.C., Eagle Life Insurance Company, High Trestle Investment Management LLC, NC Securities Holdco LLC, Residential Investment Trust, Residential Investment Trust II, Residential Investment Trust III, Residential Investment Trust IV, and Residential Investment Trust V.Read More This page (NYSE:AEL) was last updated on 12/10/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding American Equity Investment Life Holding Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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