William Blair Issues Positive Forecast for Assurant Earnings

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Assurant in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.34. The consensus estimate for Assurant's current full-year earnings is $15.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Assurant's Q3 2025 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.30 EPS.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The financial services provider reported $4.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.83. Assurant had a return on equity of 17.42% and a net margin of 6.31%.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on AIZ. Morgan Stanley began coverage on Assurant in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $251.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial upped their target price on Assurant from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Assurant from $194.00 to $212.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Assurant from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $231.17.

Assurant Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AIZ traded down $1.47 during trading on Friday, reaching $201.49. The company had a trading volume of 770,550 shares, compared to its average volume of 388,963. Assurant has a twelve month low of $160.12 and a twelve month high of $230.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.33 billion, a PE ratio of 14.37 and a beta of 0.62. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $211.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $203.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. Assurant's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Assurant

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in shares of Assurant by 2.3% in the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 9,021 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,794,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of Assurant by 4.4% in the third quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 159,880 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $31,794,000 after buying an additional 6,756 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Assurant by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 845 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Assurant by 17.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 171,370 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $34,079,000 after buying an additional 24,887 shares during the period. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Assurant in the fourth quarter worth about $254,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.65% of the company's stock.

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.