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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Excellent Takeover Candidate (NYSE: SFG)

Shares of SFG traded higher by 1.88% or $0.8/share to $43.27. StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.01. This indicates that the shares are relatively cheap compared to book value which means the market is pricing in going concern value. The PEG is 1.24. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.69. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 252381 shares of SFG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 328860. These factors combined make this company a prime takeover candidate. Lookout for any takeover chatter or takeover news regarding this stock as one of the bigger players may have an eye on this one.

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (StanCorp) is a holding company for its insurance and asset management subsidiaries.