Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) Shares Acquired Rep. Julia Letlow

Representative Julia Letlow (Republican-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ). In a filing disclosed on January 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Assurant stock on August 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNT #025” account.

Representative Julia Letlow also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Rentals (NYSE:URI) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) on 12/8/2025.

Assurant Price Performance

AIZ stock opened at $219.66 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. Assurant, Inc. has a 52 week low of $174.97 and a 52 week high of $246.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $231.95 and its 200 day moving average is $224.48. The firm has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.94 and a beta of 0.58.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $5.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.55 by $0.06. Assurant had a net margin of 6.81% and a return on equity of 18.65%. The company had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.79 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Assurant, Inc. will post 16.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio is 20.74%.

Institutional Trading of Assurant

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Assurant by 23.7% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,010,373 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,085,247,000 after buying an additional 959,259 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Assurant in the 4th quarter worth about $161,574,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Assurant by 482.8% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 621,830 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $122,805,000 after acquiring an additional 515,127 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Assurant by 685.2% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 452,293 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $97,851,000 after acquiring an additional 394,694 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Assurant by 1,222.0% during the second quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 356,064 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $70,319,000 after acquiring an additional 329,131 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.65% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on AIZ. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Assurant from $252.00 to $264.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Assurant from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Assurant in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Assurant from $232.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Assurant from $255.00 to $246.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Assurant currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $258.17.

About Representative Letlow

Julia Letlow (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on April 14, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Letlow (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Julia Letlow earned a doctorate. Letlow’s career experience includes working as a senior administrator with the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

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.