Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Has $11.79 Million Stock Holdings in The Allstate Corporation $ALL

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALLFree Report) by 7.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,663 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 4,387 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Allstate were worth $11,794,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Allstate by 0.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,859,517 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,557,362,000 after buying an additional 85,468 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in Allstate by 14.9% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,050,780 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $654,652,000 after buying an additional 395,195 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Allstate by 3.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,793,645 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $562,388,000 after buying an additional 88,620 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Allstate by 18.2% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,606,451 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $559,435,000 after buying an additional 401,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Allstate by 6.7% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,011,214 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $431,707,000 after buying an additional 126,401 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on ALL. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Allstate from $207.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Allstate from $260.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Allstate from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Allstate from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Allstate from $221.00 to $226.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $241.67.

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Allstate Stock Performance

Shares of ALL stock opened at $215.35 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $211.07 and a 200-day moving average of $206.83. The company has a market cap of $55.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.36 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The Allstate Corporation has a one year low of $188.08 and a one year high of $222.23.

Allstate (NYSE:ALLGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The insurance provider reported $10.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.31 by $3.34. The company had revenue of $16.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.24 billion. Allstate had a net margin of 17.81% and a return on equity of 42.66%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.53 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that The Allstate Corporation will post 28.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Mario Rizzo sold 18,578 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.80, for a total transaction of $4,064,866.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 82,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,991,267.60. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Allstate Company Profile

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Allstate Corporation is a publicly traded insurance company headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, and is one of the largest personal lines property and casualty insurers in the United States. Founded in 1931 as a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Co, Allstate has grown into a diversified insurer that serves millions of consumers and businesses through a mix of distribution channels and product offerings.

The company underwrites a broad range of insurance products, with primary emphasis on auto and homeowners coverage.

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