Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Assurant Q2 Earnings

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Assurant in a report released on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $5.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $5.46. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $16.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s FY2026 earnings at $21.03 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.99 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $24.21 EPS.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $5.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.55 by $0.06. Assurant had a return on equity of 18.65% and a net margin of 6.81%.The company had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.79 earnings per share. Assurant’s revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Assurant from $232.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Assurant from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Assurant from $255.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Assurant from $252.00 to $264.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Assurant from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.17.

Assurant Price Performance

Assurant stock opened at $229.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a PE ratio of 13.54 and a beta of 0.56. Assurant has a 52 week low of $174.97 and a 52 week high of $246.31. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $234.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $223.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Assurant Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be given a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.74%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AIZ. DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Assurant during the fourth quarter valued at $341,000. Dean Capital Management increased its stake in Assurant by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Dean Capital Management now owns 11,237 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,706,000 after buying an additional 352 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Assurant by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $390,000 after buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Assurant by 84.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 49,571 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,939,000 after acquiring an additional 22,711 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Assurant by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 21,799 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,250,000 after acquiring an additional 872 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.65% of the company’s stock.

Assurant Company Profile

Assurant, Inc is a global provider of risk management products and services, specializing in the housing and lifestyle markets. The company offers insurance and related products designed to help consumers protect their homes, personal belongings, and electronic devices. Its core offerings include renters insurance, manufactured housing finance, flood insurance, mobile device protection plans, and extended service contracts for appliances and electronics.

Within its Global Housing segment, Assurant partners with mortgage lenders, financial institutions and government agencies to deliver specialty insurance and risk mitigation services.