William Blair Has Positive Outlook of Assurant Q2 Earnings

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Assurant in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.57 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.34. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $15.82 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.30 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on AIZ. StockNews.com cut Assurant from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Assurant from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Assurant in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $251.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Assurant from $194.00 to $212.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Assurant has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $231.17.

Assurant Stock Performance

NYSE:AIZ opened at $202.73 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $212.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $202.51. Assurant has a twelve month low of $160.12 and a twelve month high of $230.55. The stock has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The financial services provider reported $4.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.83. Assurant had a return on equity of 17.42% and a net margin of 6.31%.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. Assurant’s payout ratio is 22.82%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Assurant

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Assurant by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 15,525 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,310,000 after acquiring an additional 2,186 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Assurant by 91.8% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 57,055 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $12,165,000 after acquiring an additional 27,302 shares during the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in Assurant during the 4th quarter worth approximately $93,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC grew its position in Assurant by 309.5% during the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 9,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,122,000 after acquiring an additional 7,521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Assurant by 23.1% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 831,864 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $177,370,000 after acquiring an additional 156,364 shares during the last quarter. 92.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.