NYSE:Y - Alleghany Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Alleghany trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "Y."

Alleghany announced a special dividend on Friday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $10.00 per share on Thursday, March 15th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 2nd. View Alleghany's Dividend History.

Alleghany Co. (NYSE:Y) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 2nd. The insurance provider reported $9.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.41 by $1.37. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Alleghany had a net margin of 4.48% and a return on equity of 3.51%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $6.37 EPS. View Alleghany's Earnings History.

Alleghany is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Alleghany.

1 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Alleghany's shares. Their forecasts range from $650.00 to $650.00. On average, they expect Alleghany's share price to reach $650.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Alleghany.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alleghany in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Alleghany.

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Media coverage about Y stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Alleghany earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the insurance provider an impact score of 46.94 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Alleghany.

Alleghany's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.03%), Boston Partners (5.33%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.37%), Findlay Park Partners LLP (3.04%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.68%) and Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (1.43%). Company insiders that own Alleghany stock include Jefferson Kirby, Phillip M Martineau and William K Lavin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alleghany.

Y stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Legal & General Group Plc, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC , Employees Retirement System of Texas and FDx Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alleghany.

Y stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Findlay Park Partners LLP, BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Boston Partners, Citadel Advisors LLC, Sei Investments Co., Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Victory Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alleghany.

Shares of Y can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Y stock can currently be purchased for approximately $637.41.

Alleghany has a market capitalization of $9.36 billion and generates $6.42 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $90.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.04 on an earnings per share basis. Alleghany employs 4,402 workers across the globe.

Alleghany's mailing address is 1411 BROADWAY 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10018. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 212-752-1356.