7 Undervalued Financial Services Stocks for Monday, August 17
Discover the top 7 undervalued Financial Services stocks for Monday, August 17 based on AAII’s Stock Grades.Rosalio Madrigal
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Enact Holdings, Inc. operates as a private mortgage insurance company in the United States. The company engages in writing and assuming residential mortgage guaranty insurance. It also offers private mortgage insurance products insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans; pool mortgage insurance; contract underwriting services; and mortgage-related reinsurance products. The company serves large money center banks, non-bank lenders, national and local mortgage bankers, community banks, and credit unions. The company was formerly known as Genworth Mortgage Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Enact Holdings, Inc. in May 2021. Enact Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Enact Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Genworth Holdings Inc.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | ACT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $6,753.2 | $2,326.5 | 72% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 140.3 | 72.9 | 69% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.4% | 86.4% | 74% |
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| Float (Mil) | 25.6 | 62.0 | 33% |
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| Beta | 0.46 | 0.87 | 26% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 283 | 537 | 49% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
30.2% | 78.6% | 69% |
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| Growth | ACT | Industry Median |
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| Sales (5yr) | 2.2% | 10.5% | 24% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 12.7% | 8.2% | 59% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 14.8% | 11.8% | 55 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 77% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 32.9% | (15.0%) | 88% |
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| # of Estimates | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Current EPS | $1.191 | $4.843 | $5.008 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.183 | $4.748 | $4.924 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.202 | $4.800 | $4.976 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (4.7%) | 7.1% | 15.0% | |
| Financials | ACT | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,254 | $1,233 | 53% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $683 | $86 | 82% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.771 | $0.700 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $721 | $166 | 76% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($165) | $5 | 11% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $745 | $730 | 63% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $7,028 | $3,817 | 68% |
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| Valuation | ACT | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 1.26 | 1.38 | 31% |
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| P/E | 10.4 | 18.2 | 18% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 0.0% | 76% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 34% |
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| Ratios | ACT | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 73.2% | 61.5% | 84% |
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| Net Margin | 54.5% | 7.3% | 97% |
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| ROA | 10.0% | 1.0% | 87% |
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| ROE | 12.9% | 10.7% | 66% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 22.4% | 74.8% | 15% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 5 | 50% |
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Passing Stock Screens
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Factors: Value, Momentum
Identifying stocks trading at a discount to their industry norms but showing recent price strength and upward earnings revisions.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.2% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.7 |
