Zacks Research Forecasts Assurant’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:AIZ)

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Assurant in a report issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.69 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.54. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $16.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.65 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.36 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on AIZ. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Assurant from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $212.00 to $230.00 in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Assurant in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $251.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial upped their price target on Assurant from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Assurant from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Assurant currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $234.17.

Assurant Stock Down 0.3 %

AIZ opened at $206.27 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $209.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $204.59. Assurant has a twelve month low of $160.12 and a twelve month high of $230.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market cap of $10.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.26 and a beta of 0.62.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The financial services provider reported $4.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.83. Assurant had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 6.40%.

Assurant Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.55%. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.11%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Biju Nair sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.50, for a total transaction of $604,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 17,708 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,568,162. The trade was a 14.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Assurant

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AIZ. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of Assurant during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in Assurant in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Assurant by 127.1% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in Assurant by 219.1% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 150 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its position in Assurant by 509.4% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period. 92.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Assurant Company Profile

Assurant, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business services that supports, protects, and connects consumer purchases in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through two segments: Global Lifestyle and Global Housing. The Global Lifestyle segment offers mobile device solutions, and extended service contracts and related services for consumer electronics and appliances, and credit and other insurance products; and vehicle protection, commercial equipment, and other related services.