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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Positioned For Takeover (NYSE: AIG)

Shares of AIG traded higher by 0.91% or $0.28/share to $30.93. American International Group, Inc. is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.65. This indicates that the value of the company's underlying assets exceeds today's market price. The PEG is 1.01 suggesting that the shares are attractively priced relative to the firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.72. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 4775680 shares of AIG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 967250. 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.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is an international insurance organization, serving customers in more than 130 countries.