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Last Updated: May 7, 2018 1:00 p.m. EDT Real time quote

$ 30.03

0.835 2.86%
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$29.19
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Volume: 213.1K 65 Day Avg. - 529.6K
Open: 29.30
Last: 30.03
29.25 Day Low/High 30.10
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Key Data

  • Open $29.30
  • Day Range 29.25 - 30.10
  • 52 Week Range 23.02 - 35.79
  • Market Cap $2.63B
  • Shares Outstanding 90.09M
  • Public Float 87.06M
  • Beta 1.36
  • Rev. per Employee $4.4M
  • P/E Ratio 10.38
  • EPS $2.89
  • Yield 0.87%
  • Dividend $0.26
  • Ex-Dividend Date Nov 28, 2017
  • Short Interest 2.26M 04/13/18
  • % of Float Shorted 2.60%
  • Average Volume 529.59K

Performance

5 Day
  • -1.56%
1 Month
  • 1.57%
3 Month
  • -1.69%
YTD
  • -2.29%
1 Year
  • 26.10%

Recent News

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American Equity Investment Life upgraded to neutral from sell at UBS

American Equity Investment Life upgraded to neutral from sell at UBS

American Equity Investment Life stock price target raised to $32 vs. $28 at JP Morgan

Small-caps trail as ‘Trump trade’ fades, but these stocks can win big

Small-caps trail as ‘Trump trade’ fades, but these stocks can win big

American Equity Investment Life Holding downgraded to neutral vs. overweight at J.P. Morgan

American Equity Investment Life started at neutral with $24 stock price target at Credit Suisse

American Equity Investment upgraded to overweight from neutral at J.P. Morgan

13 small-cap stocks to help you fight inflation

13 small-cap stocks to help you fight inflation

American Equity Investment upgraded to outperform from market perform at Raymond James

The court where securities rules go to die

The court where securities rules go to die

Stocks to watch Monday: Western Digital, Cooper

Stocks to watch Monday: Western Digital, Cooper

Thursday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

American Equity annuity sales flat, won't restart buyback

American Equity 9-month annuity sales up 6% at $1.7B

American Equity Q3 annuity sales $571.7M

Insurers fall on concern about capital, annuity problems

Stocks in focus for Tuesday

American Equity board approves buyback of 10 mln shares

American Equity board OKs buyback of 10 mln shares

Stocks in focus for Tuesday

American Equity Inv. cut to market perform: Raymond James

Regulatory Relief May Lift Life Insurers

  • on Barron's
BofA, Wells Fargo, MetLife and 16 Other Stocks to Watch as Trump Rolls Back Fiduciary Rule

BofA, Wells Fargo, MetLife and 16 Other Stocks to Watch as Trump Rolls Back Fiduciary Rule

  • on The Wall Street Journal

Life Insurers: Go Big or Go Home

  • on Barron's

Obama Retirement-Savings Rule Faces Industry-Led Court Battle

  • on The Wall Street Journal

New Retirement Rules: Winners and Losers

  • on Barron's
U.S. Softens New Retirement Rule

U.S. Softens New Retirement Rule

  • on The Wall Street Journal

Headwinds Hit AIG and Insurance EPS

  • on Barron's

The Virtues of Inactive Investing

  • on Barron's

Life Insurers Set to Outperform

  • on Barron's

Insurance Picks That Won't Be Casualties

  • on Barron's

Picks Hitched to Fixed-Index Annuities

  • on Barron's
Fundraising for Center at Iowa State Poses Ethics Issue for Senator Harkin

Fundraising for Center at Iowa State Poses Ethics Issue for Senator Harkin

  • on The Wall Street Journal

American Equity Investment Life Holding, SuperGen: Biggest Price Gainers (AEL, SUPG)

  • on The Wall Street Journal

American Equity Investment Life Holding, inVentiv Health: Biggest Price Gainers (AEL, VTIV)

  • on The Wall Street Journal

American Equity Investment Life Holding, inVentiv Health: Biggest Price Gainers (AEL, VTIV)

  • on The Wall Street Journal

Recent News

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  • Press Releases

American Equity Investment Life Holding's (AEL) CEO, John Matovina on Q1 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

American Equity Investment Life Holding's (AEL) CEO, John Matovina on Q1 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  • on Seeking Alpha

Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close

Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close

  • on Seeking Alpha

Will Lower Revenues, Share Buyback Hit AIG Q1 Earnings?

AIG's ongoing remediation efforts and divestitures should keep revenues under pressure.

  • on Zacks.com

MetLife (MET) Q1 Earnings to Buoy on Revenue Growth

MetLife (MET) Q1 earnings should see upside from higher revenues in property and casualty business, a low tax rate, high investment income.

  • on Zacks.com

What Awaits Lincoln National (LNC) This Earnings Season?

Lincoln National's (LNC) Q1 earnings should benefit from higher annuity sales, and a strong Retirement and Life business.

  • on Zacks.com

Allstate (ALL) Q1 Earnings to Gain on Lower Tax, Investments

Allstate (ALL) Q1 earnings should gain from low tax rate, investments, increase in net investment income.

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Insure Your Portfolio with 4 Stocks Set to Beat Q1 Earnings

Insure Your Portfolio with 4 Stocks Set to Beat Q1 Earnings

  • on InvestorPlace.com

Aflac (AFL) Q1 Earnings Beat on Margin Growth, View Intact

Aflac (AFL) Q1 earnings gain from stronger yen/dollar exchange rate, favorable pretax margins and a lower effective tax rate.

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Insure Your Portfolio with 4 Stocks Set to Beat Q1 Earnings

A favorable operating environment, fundamental strength of insurers and tax cut should drive the first-quarter performance.

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Aflac (AFL) Q1 Earnings to Gain From Higher US Segment Sales

Aflac (AFL) Q1 earnings should see an upside from sales growth in its U.S. segment, partly offset by soft sales in the Japan segment.

  • on Zacks.com

5 Insurers With Tailwinds on Their Radar in Q1 Earnings

We zero in on five insurance stocks poised to exceed expectations in Q1 on the back multiple tailwinds favoring the operating environment.

  • on Zacks.com

Why the Earnings Streak Will Continue for American Equity (AEL)

American Equity (AEL) is in a good position to beat earnings at its next report as it has a favorable Zacks Rank and positive Earnings ESP.

  • on Zacks.com

Profit Investment Management, LLC Buys PetMed Express Inc, Plantronics Inc, American Equity ...

Profit Investment Management, LLC Buys PetMed Express Inc, Plantronics Inc, American Equity Investment Life Holding Co, Sells SodaStream International, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Microsoft Corp

  • on GuruFocus.com

4 Solid Insurance Stock Picks: Can These Continue the Bull Run?

4 Solid Insurance Stock Picks: Can These Continue the Bull Run?

  • on InvestorPlace.com

4 Solid Insurance Picks: Can These Continue the Bull Run?

We zero in on four best insurance bets to invest in and reap benefits from and wait to see if these stocks can continue their momentum in the near term.

  • on Zacks.com

Health Insurance (HIIQ) Soars Past 80% in a Year: Here's Why

Health Insurance Innovations' (HIIQ) solid fundamentals and favorable industry trends are factors behind its impressive above 80% share price rally in a year.

  • on Zacks.com

CME Group to Purchase NEX Group, Firms Up Trading Platform

CME Group's (CME) London-based NEX Group buyout helps boosting trading opportunities across spot and futures FX products as well as cash, repo and futures products in U.S. Treasuries.

  • on Zacks.com

Nasdaq Shares More Profit With Shareholders, Hikes Dividend

Nasdaq's (NDAQ) diligent endeavors to boost shareholder value with a fat 16% dividend increase reflect the stock's operational strength to aid effective capital deployment.

  • on Zacks.com

Torchmark or Reinsurance Group: Which Stock Scores Better?

On a comparative assessment, we try and find out which stock, Torchmark (TMK) or Reinsurance Group (RGA), is a more attractive pick pertaining to fundamentals.

  • on Zacks.com

New Strong Buy Stocks for March 27th

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List for Tuesday

  • on Zacks.com

American Equity Schedules First Quarter 2018 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

American Equity Schedules First Quarter 2018 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

Free Research Reports on These Insurance Stocks -- AEGON, American Equity Investment Life, Brighthouse Financial, and China Life Insurance

Free Research Reports on These Insurance Stocks -- AEGON, American Equity Investment Life, Brighthouse Financial, and China Life Insurance

  • on PR Newswire - PRF

American Equity Announces New Product Series

American Equity Announces New Product Series

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

American Equity to Present at Raymond James 39th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

American Equity to Present at Raymond James 39th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

Free Research Reports on These Insurance Stocks -- AEGON, American Equity Investment Life, Brighthouse Financial, and China Life Insurance

Free Research Reports on These Insurance Stocks -- AEGON, American Equity Investment Life, Brighthouse Financial, and China Life Insurance

  • on PR Newswire - PRF

Research Report Identifies Penske Automotive Group, United Natural Foods, American Equity Investment Life Holding, Control4, Nevro, and Medidata Solutions with Renewed Outlook -- Fundamental Analysis, Calculating Forward Movement

Research Report Identifies Penske Automotive Group, United Natural Foods, American Equity Investment Life Holding, Control4, Nevro, and Medidata Solutions with Renewed Outlook -- Fundamental Analysis, Calculating Forward Movement

  • on GlobeNewswire

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company to Host Earnings Call

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company to Host Earnings Call

  • on ACCESSWIRE

American Equity Schedules Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

Insurance Stocks' Research Reports Released on Manulife Financial, American Equity Investment Life, AEGON, and MetLife

  • on PR Newswire - PRF

Research Report Identifies Control4, Nevro, American Equity Investment Life Holding, Xperi, Spirit Aerosystems, and Medidata Solutions with Renewed Outlook -- Fundamental Analysis, Calculating Forward Movement

  • on GlobeNewswire

NAFA Announces Bo Johnson Spirit Award for Lifetime Achievement

  • on PRWeb

American Equity Declares Annual Cash Dividend on Common Stock

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

Breakfast Technical Briefing on Insurance Stocks -- AEGON, American Equity Investment Life, Manulife Financial, and Torchmark

  • on PR Newswire - PRF

American Equity Schedules Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company Announces Transition of National Guard and Fire Fighter Group Insurance to Armed Forces Benefit Association

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

Stock Performance Review on Life Insurance Industry -- AEGON, American Equity Investment Life, Manulife Financial, and Torchmark

  • on PR Newswire - PRF

American Equity to Participate in Fireside Chat at KBW Insurance Conference

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

Initiating Research Reports on Life Insurance Equities -- Manulife Financial, Torchmark, AEGON, and American Equity Investment Life

  • on PR Newswire - PRF

Investor Network: American Equity Investment Life Holding Company to Host Earnings Call

  • on ACCESSWIRE

American Equity Schedules Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

  • on BusinessWire - BZX

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. engages in the development and sale of annuity and life insurance products through its subsidiaries. It focuses on issuing fixed index and fixed rate annuities. The company was founded by David J. Noble on December 15, 1995 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA. (See Full Profile)

Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 11 Full Ratings

UBS Gets Bullish On Insurance Stocks

  • on Benzinga.com

Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For April 26, 2017

  • on Benzinga.com

How The Dept. Of Labor's New Fiduciary Rule Could Affect American Equity Investment Life Holding

  • on Benzinga.com

Competitors

Name Chg % Market Cap
American Financial Group Inc. 0.47% $9.78B
Citizens Inc. Cl A 0.79% $378.8M
Torchmark Corp. -0.27% $9.73B
FBL Financial Group Inc. -4.27% $2.02B
Voya Financial Inc. 0.81% $8.77B
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