Piper Sandler raised the firm’s price target on Allstate to $150 from $144 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The analyst estimates Q1 book values for the property-casualty insurers will increase by 7.1%, attributed to the 1.9% increase in the bond market as well as a 7.0% increase in the equity market. Piper continues to believe the property casualty insurers "will be a relatively defensive sector in a volatile financial market and weakening economy."
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