What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Assurant Q3 Earnings?

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Assurant in a report issued on Monday, June 30th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $3.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $16.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.28 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.92 EPS.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.61. Assurant had a net margin of 5.55% and a return on equity of 15.49%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.78 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

AIZ has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $217.00 target price on Assurant and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Assurant from $224.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen raised Assurant from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised Assurant from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $223.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.67.

Assurant Trading Up 0.9%

AIZ opened at $193.47 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.41. Assurant has a one year low of $160.12 and a one year high of $230.55. The company has a market cap of $9.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $197.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $202.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Assurant

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Assurant by 75.0% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,359 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,569,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Assurant during the 4th quarter worth about $371,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Assurant by 35.0% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,119 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $239,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Assurant by 219.1% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 150 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Assurant

In other Assurant news, EVP Jay Rosenblum sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.93, for a total value of $201,930.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,775 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,377,725.75. This represents a 7.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 9th. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.94%.

About Assurant

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.