What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Assurant Q1 Earnings?

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Assurant in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.59. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $16.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.89 EPS.

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

Assurant Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE:AIZ opened at $206.27 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $209.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $204.59. The company has a market capitalization of $10.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.26 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.43 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Assurant has a 1-year low of $160.12 and a 1-year high of $230.55.

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

Institutional Trading of Assurant

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in Assurant during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in Assurant during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Assurant by 127.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Assurant by 219.1% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 150 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Assurant by 509.4% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. 92.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Assurant

In other Assurant news, EVP Biju Nair sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.50, for a total value of $604,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 17,708 shares in the company, valued at $3,568,162. The trade was a 14.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. Assurant’s payout ratio is currently 22.11%.

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.