Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Downgrades Meadowbrook Insurance (MIG) to Market Perform; Recording Q4 Reserve Charge

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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded Meadowbrook Insurance (NYSE: MIG) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $11.00.

KBW analyst says, "Following a year-end actuarial analysis, Meadowbrook expects to record a $0.10/share AT reserve charge in 4Q11. Management also lowered 2012 guidance to $0.90 to $1.00 (from $1.05 to $1.15). We're lowering our '11 and '12 estimates and lowering our target price to $11. With the stock up 23% over the last two months, we are lowering the shares to Market Perform as we view upside as limited at current levels."

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Shares of Meadowbrook Insurance closed at $11.60 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $8.27-$11.91.

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