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Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG)

CAPS Rating:
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The Company is a provider of workers' compensation insurance focused on select small businesses engaged in low to medium hazard industries.

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Ticker Tags

Small Cap (1645), Cyclical (3415), Financials (1255), IPO in 2007 (211), Insurance (166), Value (1901)
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Employers Holdings, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $12.48
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $12.62
Previous Close: $12.47
Daily Range: $12.39 - $12.70
52-Week Range: $8.00 - $16.73
Volume: 116,820
Market Cap: $549.18M
P/E Ratio: 6.67
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Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG)

Avatar mrindependent (99.29) Submitted: 6/24/09 11:35 PM

As a provider of workers compensation insurance, Employer's Holdings, Inc.'s revenues tend to vary with the total employment dollars earned by insured parties. Thus, revenue is down and so is profits. Fortunately, I expect that peak unemployment is only 3% away (from its current level of 9%). Tha...More

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Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG)

Avatar NEWSMONKEY (< 20) Submitted: 3/09/09 11:02 AM

Those who are hoping for a recovery will be disappointed. Sell early sell often

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 (EIG)

Avatar valuemoney (99.92) Submitted: 2/05/10 11:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.89 EIG Score: -3.63

Following Mrindependent AGAIN.

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Avatar HoosierJoe100 (< 20) Submitted: 1/23/10 7:56 PM : Underperform Start Price: $14.01 EIG Score: 8.21

Dwindling revenues from small commercial firms hardest hit by the recession. No prospect of improvement.

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Avatar iddqkfyou (< 20) Submitted: 1/06/10 11:52 AM : Outperform Start Price: $14.68 EIG Score: -9.31

Insiders buying

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Avatar bluecollarbroker (97.56) Submitted: 11/15/09 11:40 PM : Outperform Start Price: $14.79 EIG Score: -12.76

value

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 (EIG)

Avatar mrindependent (99.29) Submitted: 6/24/09 11:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $13.60 EIG Score: -28.38

As a provider of workers compensation insurance, Employer's Holdings, Inc.'s revenues tend to vary with the total employment dollars earned by insured parties. Thus, revenue is down and so is profits. Fortunately, I expect that peak unemployment is only 3% away (from its current level of 9%). That leaves Employer's Holdings, Inc. with a 3% future problem. Seems small compared to the problems faced by many other companies. As an insurer, EIG enjoys a variable cost structure. Fixed costs are minimal. This means earnings are not particularly cyclical. Historical average ROE is over 20% with no debt. This definitely justifies a higher price/book ratio than 1.38. Trailing P/E is 6.8 and p/e based on estimated earnings this year is 10. Last but not least, this company scores a perfect 10 stock scouter rating and a 4 CAPS rating.

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