How to buy Alleghany shares

Alleghany Corporation (Y) is a publicly traded insurance-property and casualty business based in the US. It opened the day at $680.22 after a previous close of $677.71. During the day the price has varied from a low of $674.1501 to a high of $680.98. The latest price was $677.95 (25 minute delay). Alleghany is listed on the NYSE and employs 13,313 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

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Alternative ways to invest in Alleghany

• Invest in Alleghany via a fund

  Buying shares in just one company can leave you more exposed to unexpected swings in the market than if you have a range of investments - a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend having a broad mix of assets and funds that hold a ready-made portfolio of at least 50 different companies' shares, on the basis that drops in the value of some will be offset by rises elsewhere.

  Alleghany is a major part of the NYSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy Alleghany stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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• See Alleghany share price (NYSE:Y)

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  Share price volatility

  Over the last 12 months, Alleghany's shares have ranged in value from as little as $827.5 up to $848. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

  Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Alleghany's is 0.5545. This would suggest that Alleghany's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

• What's Alleghany price performance over time?

  Historical closes compared with the last close of $677.95

  1 year (2022-05-27)	-18.71%
  2 years (2021-05-28)	-5.39%
  3 years (2020-05-29)	32.13%
  5 years (2018-05-30)	17.93%

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Is Alleghany under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Alleghany P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

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What's Alleghany's ESG track record?

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Alleghany.

Overall Alleghany ESG score

Alleghany's total ESG risk: 36.69

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Alleghany's overall score of 36.69 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 76th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Alleghany is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

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Frequently asked questions

• Does Alleghany pay dividends?

  • Dividend yield
  • Forward yield

  Dividend yield: 2.78% of stock value

  Forward annual dividend yield: 2.78% of stock value

  Alleghany has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 2.78% of its share value annually.

  Alleghany's most recent dividend payout was on 15 March 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

  Currently 3.446% of Alleghany shares are held by insiders and 86.727% by institutions.

• How many people work for Alleghany?

  Latest data suggests 13,313 work at Alleghany.

• When does the fiscal year end for Alleghany?

  Alleghany's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Alleghany based?

  Alleghany's address is: 1411 Broadway, New York, NY, United States, 10018

• What is Alleghany's ISIN number?

  Alleghany's international securities identification number is: US0171751003

• What is Alleghany's CUSIP number?

  Alleghany's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 017175100

• How to sell Alleghany shares

  It's as easy to sell Alleghany as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Alleghany that you already own.

  1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
  2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
  3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
  4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
  5. Sell your Alleghany shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

• Can you buy Alleghany shares with a debit card?

  Most share dealing providers in the UK will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.

• What's the easiest way to buy Alleghany shares?

  The easiest way to get hold of some Alleghany shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Alleghany shares.

• Do you need to complete a W8-BEN form if you want to invest in Alleghany

  If you're investing in a US stock, you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.

• What is the key financial information for Alleghany?

  Financials

  Revenue TTM	$11.7 billion
  Operating margin TTM	6.47%
  Gross profit TTM	$5.1 billion
  Return on assets TTM	1.54%
  Return on equity TTM	5.86%
  Profit margin	3.03%
  Book value	$587.618
  Market capitalisation	$11.4 billion

  TTM: trailing 12 months