Protective Life Corp (PL)

PL (NYSE:Insurance)
$38.85
pos +0.19
+0.49%
Today's Range: 38.49 - 38.95 | PL Avg Daily Volume: 486,100
Last Update: 05/17/13 - 4:02 PM EDT
Volume: 494,821
YTD Performance: 35.93%
Open: $38.95
Previous Close: $38.66
52 Week Range: $24.67 - $39.32
Oustanding Shares: 78,449,177
Market Cap: 3,032,845,183
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for PL
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 3 3 2 3
Moderate Buy 0 0 0 0
Hold 6 6 7 7
Moderate Sell 1 1 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 1 0
Mean Rec. 2.50 2.50 2.80 2.40
Latest Dividend: 0.20
Latest Dividend Yield: 2.07%
Dividend Ex-Date: 05/22/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 11.21
Price Earnings Comparisons:
PL Sector Avg. S&P 500
11.21 11.20 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
17.91% 50.58% 74.53%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 1.60 0.18 0.06
Net Income -10.80 0.11 0.04
EPS -6.60 0.11 0.03
Earnings for PL:
EBITDA 0.45B
Revenue 3.62B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.94 $0.97 $3.92 $4.63
Number of Analysts 10 9 10 10
High Estimate $0.98 $1.10 $4.10 $4.85
Low Estimate $0.90 $0.93 $3.79 $4.15
Prior Year $0.85 $0.76 $3.78 $3.92
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 10.12% 27.19% 3.70% 18.04%
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Bearish
Protective Life downgraded at BofA Merrill
Apr 09, 2013 | 8:09 AM EDT
PL was downgraded to Underperform from Neutral, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said. $34 price target. Expectations for deal more than p...
Bullish
Proactive Life price target increased at UBS
Mar 19, 2013 | 7:54 AM EDT
The price target for PL was increased to $39, said UBS. Solid BVPS growth will drive stock upside.
Bullish
Protective Life upgraded at BofA
Feb 13, 2013 | 8:41 AM EST
PL was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said. $33 price target. M&A could yield further EPS ups...
Bearish
Protective Life downgraded at BofA/Merrill
Feb 08, 2012 | 7:37 AM EST
PL was downgraded from Buy to Neutral, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said. Valuation call, as the stock is up 87% from its October lows...

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