Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Assurant Q2 Earnings

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Assurant in a report issued on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $4.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.69. 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 $3.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.22 EPS.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.61. The company had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.06 billion. Assurant had a net margin of 6.40% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.78 earnings per share.

AIZ has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Assurant from $200.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Piper Sandler raised Assurant from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $223.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. StockNews.com raised Assurant from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Assurant from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Assurant from $224.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Assurant presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.67.

Assurant Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of NYSE:AIZ opened at $192.71 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $9.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Assurant has a 12-month low of $160.12 and a 12-month high of $230.55. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.07.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be paid a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.94%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jay Rosenblum sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.93, for a total value of $201,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,775 shares in the company, valued at $2,377,725.75. This trade represents a 7.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Assurant

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in shares of Assurant in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. acquired a new position in Assurant during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake 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. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in Assurant during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in Assurant by 192.2% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. 92.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.