Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Assurant Q4 Earnings

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Assurant in a report released on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.87 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.81. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $16.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q1 2026 earnings at $5.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.82 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on AIZ. Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of Assurant in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Assurant in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Assurant from $238.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Assurant in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $238.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial set a $255.00 price objective on Assurant in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Assurant presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $246.83.

Assurant Stock Up 0.5%

AIZ stock opened at $225.89 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $215.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $205.16. Assurant has a twelve month low of $174.97 and a twelve month high of $232.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a PE ratio of 16.36 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Assurant had a return on equity of 16.47% and a net margin of 5.83%.The company had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter. Assurant has set its FY 2022 guidance at $13.062-$13.512 EPS.

Assurant Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This is an increase from Assurant’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio is 21.42%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Keith Demmings sold 13,725 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.52, for a total value of $3,026,637.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 84,647 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,666,356.44. The trade was a 13.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,275 shares of company stock worth $4,909,946. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Assurant

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AIZ. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Assurant by 23.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,010,373 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,085,247,000 after purchasing an additional 959,259 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Assurant in the second quarter worth approximately $131,300,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in Assurant by 482.8% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 621,830 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $122,805,000 after buying an additional 515,127 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its position in Assurant by 685.2% during the third 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 last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Assurant by 1,222.0% in the 2nd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 356,064 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $70,319,000 after acquiring an additional 329,131 shares during the last quarter. 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.