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Prudential Financial, Inc.

5/24/2013, 1:37 PM ET

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Saturday, May 18, 8:45 AM Newly public ING U.S. (VOYA) is up 20% since its IPO 2 weeks ago, but only trades at 60% of book value compared to the average life insurer (MET, HIG, PRU) selling for near book, writes Andrew Bary. Not only that, but the company is misunderstood - it's more retirement-services specialist and asset manager (think PFG) than life insurer, and should command an even higher valuation. What's more the seller (ING) was forced by regulators to do so against its will, the ING CEO calling it a "significant destruction of capital." Spinoff & Reorg Profiles - rarely a fan of promoted IPOs - think's it's worth $31. With an easily digestible $6B market cap, it might be worth even more to an acquirer. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas, Financials]
Friday, May 10, 11:11 AM A basket of 27 stocks drawing at least 10% of their revenue from Japan is up 11% YTD, 600 bps shy of the median gain for a S&P 500 stock, according to Goldman, doing the study as the yen devaluation continues. Insurers make up 3 of the 5 deriving the largest portion of revenue from Japan, with Aflac (AFL) a big underperformer, but Hartford (HIG) and Prudential (PRU) beating S&P gains. 1 Comment [Financials]
Tuesday, May 7, 3:56 PM More on Goldman's AIG downgrade (earlier): Better bets are Travelers (TRV) and Allstate (ALL) - like AIG, set to benefit from improving insurance margins, but also able to return capital without the regulatory risk. Prudential (PRU) and MetLife (MET) might also be better ideas - like AIG, they do face regulatory risk over capital returns, but both have more muted expectations and trade at lower valuations. 3 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, May 2, 10:22 AM Prudential Financial (PRU +7.1%) soars following last night's earnings, with RBC's Eric Berg calling it maybe the company's best quarter ever as he reaffirms the stock as a top pick. Key to Berg is a 47% jump in international unit operating income to $877M. "Rapidly expanding Japan business ... is providing a ballast to the company's earnings growth." Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 1, 4:25 PM More from Prudential's (PRU) Q1 report: Results include Jan. 2 acquisition of The Hartfords. GAAP book value for financial-services business at $81.96/common share, up 3.5% from Q4; BV excluding total accumulated other comprehensive income is $55.94/share. Net loss for financial-services business attributable to PRU was $721M ($1.55/common share). Shares now +0.6% AH. Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, May 1, 4:17 PM Prudential Financial (PRU): Q1 after-tax adjusted operating income of $2.28 may not be comparable to estimates of $1.88. Revenue of $11.83B (+13% Y/Y) misses by $0.8B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 AM The two men in charge of ING's U.S. unit - IPOing today and set to be renamed Voya Financial (VOYA) - are "the unsung heroes" of AIG, according to the former exec in charge of restructuring at the insurer. Voya CEO Rod Martin and COO Alain Karaoglan both oversaw AIG units as they were sold to raise capital. At the midpoint of the $21-$24 IPO price range, Voya would be selling for about 40% of book, a lower valuation than competitors MET, PFG, PRU, and LNC. 2 Comments [Financials]
Wednesday, May 1, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 30, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP 2 Comments [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 23, 11:05 AM The insurance sector is broadly higher following the MetLife dividend hike. Worth remembering - Met (MET) is a special case, until recently under the Fed's regulatory thumb due to its banking operations (now divested). PRU +2.8%, HIG +2.4%. Maybe most interesting is AIG +4.1% as investors ponder the capital return possibilities. 4 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
Friday, April 12, 3:36 PM Envestment (ENV) purchases Wealth Management Solutions from Prudential Financial (PRU) in a deal worth up to $33M. The unit administers $22B on behalf of institutional clients. SA Pro's Alan Brochstein 3 months and 33% ago spotted a good entry point in the fast-growing firm. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
Monday, April 8, 11:18 AM Decisions draw near on who regulators will or won't designate a systemically important nonbank financial, according to a source close to the process. While officials haven't let on which firms are up for the honor (and tighter regulation along with it), Prudential (PRU), AIG, and GE Capital have all reached the final stage of the process. Comment! [Financials]
Friday, April 5, 2:56 PM A moderate late-session bounce in the S&P isn't helping many in the insurance sector stuck near the day's lows. Of particular interest is Aflac (AFL -4.1%) as the yen slides and the JGB market encountered a brutal selloff last night. The company presumably has significant exposure to both, but also presumably is hedged? PRU -3.4%, HIG -3.2%, LNC -2.4%. 3 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
Monday, April 1, 4:21 PM A U.S district court has granted class-action status to a suit contesting the sale of 41K Verizon (VZ) pension plans (total obligations of $8.5B) to Prudential (PRU). The plaintiffs argue the deal "replaces retirees' pensions with non-ERISA protected insurance annuities, thus stripping participants of the protections of federal law and causing irreparable harm." 5 Comments [Tech, Financials]
Friday, March 8, 11:15 AM Insurers put in a strong day as rising interest rates (the 10-year back to 2.05%) should help profits. PRU +2.3%, HIG +4%, LNC]] +3%. MetLife (MET +3.6%) - which failed last year's stress tests - was not included this year as it's offloaded its banking operations (it remains a SIFI). The firm continues to cut costs, planning to move 2.6K workers out of CA, MA, and NJ, and into NC. 1 Comment [Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, February 20, 3:43 PM Nabors Industries' (NBR) weak Q4 should pressure management to take stronger restructuring steps, Goldman's Waqar Syed says; shares are undervalued vs. peers, "a major change for a company that has historically traded at a premium." Of all 67 stocks on Goldman's Conviction Buy list, NBR is one of nine eyed for 30%-plus upside; the others are PANW, AAPL, HAL, TUMI, PRU, F, THOR, CBST. 1 Comment [Energy, Quick Ideas]

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