LFC - China Life Insurance Company Limited
| Previous Close | 12.05 |
| Open | 12.00 |
| Bid | 11.93 x 3100 |
| Ask | 12.01 x 4000 |
| Day's Range | 11.95 - 12.08 |
| 52 Week Range | 9.86 - 14.51 |
| Volume | 299,550 |
| Avg. Volume | 328,641 |
| Market Cap | 103.424B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 1.54 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 18.02 |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.67 |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.12 (0.99%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-06-06 |
| 1y Target Est | 16.21 |
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When it comes to diversified tech giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), being an investor comes with its share of harassment. Nevertheless, it's time to watch for a capitalist opportunity now that a key battle line has been crossed.Source: zhu difeng / Shutterstock.com For U.S. investors, profiting in Chinese stocks has been more challenging these days. Many large-cap stocks and industry leaders in China ranging from Tencent (OTCMKTS:TCEHY), to China Mobile (NYSE:CHL), China Life Insurance Company (NYSE:LFC) or China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (NYSE:SNP) have produced lackluster or negative returns in their U.S.-listed American Depository Receipts. And certainly the trade war has been a drag on stock performance.But Alibaba stock has been different. That's not to say it's been easy. Still, the fact is BABA has gained about 23% in 2019. The return is more than the S&P 500's climb of 18% and towers above U.S. tech giant Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) 13% year-to-date increase.InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Why is Alibaba Stock Different?So, what is the deal with shares of BABA? Alibaba stock has and continues to defeat investors' fears within this macro-charged environment. Most recently BABA stock toppled Street profit and sales forecasts in mid-August. * 7 Beverage Stocks to Buy Now To be certain, there's always going to be something or someone trying to get investors to back away from buying Alibaba despite its successes. For some that might include recent reports the U.S. is considering delisting Chinese stocks. And that threat can't be entirely ignored. Or maybe fake merchandise sales in the past or allegations of accounting shenanigans have prevented investors from taking action in BABA stock?Okay, so there's plenty of reasons not to buy BABA shares. But obviously those arguments don't include price performance. Most important, Alibaba stock continues to come out on top despite headline warnings and a challenging market for Chinese stocks. Now and with BABA crossing an important battle line on the price chart, it's time to put shares on the radar for a well-timed purchase. BABA Stock Weekly ChartAs noted above, capturing BABA stock's gains of around 23% hasn't been a walk in the park. And as expressed, bad press isn't likely to just disappear. The better news is I also don't believe Alibaba's impressive rally is finished. I see a solid entry for a risk-adjusted purchase of BABA stock.The weekly chart shows that since failing from a breakout attempt to new highs last year, Alibaba stock has established a corrective symmetrical triangle base. It's not perfectly formed with clear-cut pivots to define the pattern, but the essence of this bullish formation is there.Following last week's price action, shares of Alibaba are in position to confirm a bullish engulfing candlestick which puts BABA stock back above the 50% retracement level of the base, as well as the triangle's apex line. With stochastics in a pullback set-up in neutral territory and on the verge of signaling a bullish crossover, the situation looks all the more promising. How to Trade AlibabaI'd recommend buying Alibaba shares above $174.88. This entry waits for the BABA stock price to confirm last week's candlestick and reinforces the bias for continued upside in the bullish triangle pattern. If BABA rallies, a breakout through angular resistance near $185 might be watched for adding shares on strength and before looking to take partial profits in-between $195-$215.For containing downside exposure in Alibaba stock, I'd keep an eye on the weekly stochastics to continue to support the position and set a modified stop-loss beneath $165 for a stronger risk-adjusted exit that offers sufficient evidence off and on the price chart for closing the trade.Investment accounts under Christopher Tyler's management do not currently own positions in any securities mentioned in this article. The information offered is based upon Christopher Tyler's observations and strictly intended for educational purposes only; the use of which is the responsibility of the individual. . For additional market insights and related musings, follow Chris on Twitter @Options_CAT and StockTwits. More From InvestorPlace * 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid * 7 Beverage Stocks to Buy Now * 10 Groundbreaking Technologies Created by Universities * 5 Semiconductor Stocks Worth Your Time The post Alibaba Stock is a Strong Buy Now -- More Than Ever Before appeared first on InvestorPlace.
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Is China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC) A Good Stock To Buy?
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AIA Can Withstand Hong Kong Visitor Hit
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Turbulent times should mean good business for insurers as people try to protect themselves against the hazards of an uncertain world. Hong Kong’s summer of unrest has proved anything but happy for shares of AIA Group Ltd., the city’s biggest seller of policies. The company may prove more resilient than investors are giving it credit for.AIA has slumped more than 16% from its July 19 peak, among the worst performers on Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index in that period. The insurer has the third-highest weighting in the benchmark after HSBC Holdings Plc and Tencent Holdings Ltd., which have both lost less than 9% over the same time frame. AIA’s steepening decline is unusual for a stock that has mostly seen steady gains since it was spun out of American International Group Inc. after the financial crisis in 2010.Blame the Hong Kong protests. Anti-government demonstrations have led to a precipitous fall in mainland Chinese visitors to the semi-autonomous city. These tourists are an important source of business for Hong Kong insurers, whose dollar-based products offer a hedge against the falling yuan and a route outside China’s restrictive capital controls. Chinese tour groups to Hong Kong for the Golden Week holiday starting Oct. 1 are set to plunge 86% from a year earlier, Jinshan Hong and Qian Ye of Bloomberg News reported last week, citing the city’s Travel Industry Council.Policies sold to mainland visitors accounted for 26% of total new premiums received from individuals in the first six months of 2019, according to Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority. While AIA sells insurance across Asia, Hong Kong contributed 40% of its new business value in the first half, Michael Chang of CGS-CIMB Securities Ltd. reckons. Of this, mainland Chinese visitors accounted for 20%, Chang estimates.The physical presence of customers in Hong Kong is important because, unlike most financial assets, the city’s regulators require insurance to be sold face-to-face, at least to new clients. AIA, Prudential Plc and China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., a state-controlled company based in Shanghai, are among the most reliant on mainland visitors, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Steven Lam.There’s more to AIA’s China exposure than sales made in Hong Kong, though. The company’s new business value in China surged 26% in the first half to account for 29% of AIA’s total. Demand for insurance is surging in the mainland as incomes rise while health and retirement systems remain under-developed.Until recently, AIA had failed to make much headway in a market that’s dominated by state behemoths such as China Life Insurance Co., despite being the only foreign insurer allowed to operate without a partner (thanks to roots that stretch back to 1919, when AIG was founded in Shanghai). That may be starting to change as the government, under pressure from slowing economic growth, opens its financial markets further to overseas companies.This year, the government loosened regulations that restricted AIA to five geographical regions: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and the provinces of Jiangsu and Guangdong. The insurer has now moved into new provinces and started selling policies in Tianjin municipality and in the city of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province. (German insurer Allianz SE has been given the green light to set up the first wholly foreign-owned insurance holding company in the country.)In any event, the collapse in Chinese visitors to Hong Kong is likely to ease even if the protests continue. Investment-linked insurance products denominated in the Hong Kong dollar – which is pegged to the greenback – offer a perennial hard-currency allure for mainland individuals with few opportunities to diversify at home. Insurers in the city also sell policies denominated in the U.S. dollar itself. AIA’s new business value in Hong Kong jumped 19% in the first half.The slide in AIA stock has taken its price to embedded value to 1.9 times, from a peak of 2.4 times at the end of June. That’s still a premium to rivals such as Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., at 1.3 times, and China Life at 0.5 times, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Prudential, weighed down by its exposure to the slower-growing U.K. market, trades at 0.7 times embedded value. Still, 19 of 22 analysts tracked by Bloomberg rate AIA stock a buy, with only one sell recommendation.This slump looks to have limits. To contact the author of this story: Nisha Gopalan at ngopalan3@bloomberg.netTo contact the editor responsible for this story: Matthew Brooker at mbrooker1@bloomberg.netThis column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.Nisha Gopalan is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and banking. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones as an editor and a reporter.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com/opinion©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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China Life Insurance Company Limited Announces 2019 Interim Results (H SHARES)
HONG KONG, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Life Insurance Company Limited (SSE: 601628, SEHK: 2628, NYSE: LFC) announces the unaudited consolidated results of the Company (China Life Insurance Company Limited and its subsidiaries) for the six months ended 30 June 2019 (the "Reporting Period") prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards today. As at the end of the Reporting Period, the Company's total assets reached RMB3,479,860 million, an increase of 6.9% from the end of 2018. The Company's embedded value was RMB886,804 million, an increase of 11.5% from the end of 2018.
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Trichome Financial Corp. and 22 Capital Corp. Receive Shareholder Approval for Proposed Qualifying Transaction
TORONTO , July 9, 2019 /CNW/ - 22 Capital Corp. (LFC-P.V) ("22 Capital") and Trichome Financial Corp. ("Trichome Financial") are pleased to announce that each of 22 Capital and Trichome Financial have received unanimous approval from their respective shareholders for their announced amalgamation under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act ( Ontario ) that will result in a reverse take-over of 22 Capital by the shareholders of Trichome Financial (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, if completed, will constitute 22 Capital's "Qualifying Transaction" as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange").
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China Life Insurance Company Limited Announced Resignation of Mr. Zhao Lijun as the Person in Charge of Finance
HKSE: 2628) announced today that Mr. Zhao Lijun tendered his resignation as the person in charge of finance (equivalent to Chief Financial Officer) of the Company on July 8, 2019 due to the adjustment of management division, which took effect on the same day. The Company would like to express its gratitude to Mr. Zhao Lijun for his contribution to the Company during his tenure of service as the person in charge of finance of the Company. China Life also announced that the Board has nominated Mr. Zhao Peng as the person in charge of finance of the Company at the twelfth meeting of the sixth session of the Board.
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Should You Investigate China Life Insurance Company Limited (HKG:2628) At HK$19.24?
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BRIEF-China Life Insurance's Q1 Premium Up 11.9 Pct Y/Y
April 25 (Reuters) - China Life Insurance Co Ltd : * SAYS Q1 PREMIUM UP 11.9 PERCENT Y/Y AT 272.35 BILLION YUAN ($40.40 billion) Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2Vp0aFR Further company coverage: ...
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China Life Announces Filing of 2018 Annual Report on Form 20-F
BEIJING , April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Life Insurance Company Limited (the "Company") (NYSE: LFC; HKSE: 2628; SSE: 601628), announced that the Company has filed its 2018 Annual Report ...
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Is China Life (LFC) a Great Value Stock Right Now?
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Why China Life Insurance (LFC) is Such a Great Value Stock Pick Right Now
China Life Insurance (LFC) seems to be a good value pick, as it has impressive value metrics, and is seeing solid earnings estimate revisions as well.
