DOWLING & PARTN Weighs in on Employers FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• DOWLING & PARTN sees Employers Holdings earning $2.00 per share in FY2026, below the current consensus estimate of $2.22. It also forecast $2.35 EPS for FY2027.
• Employers recently missed quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $0.53 EPS versus the $0.55 estimate, while revenue came in at $207.6 million versus $213.04 million expected.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.34 per share from $0.32, implying an annualized dividend of $1.36 and a yield of about 3.1%.

Employers Holdings Inc (NYSE:EIG - Free Report) - Analysts at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Employers in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst P. Christensen expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the year. The consensus estimate for Employers' current full-year earnings is $2.22 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Employers' FY2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research cut Employers from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Employers from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, Employers currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Employers Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EIG opened at $43.27 on Friday. Employers has a fifty-two week low of $35.73 and a fifty-two week high of $48.94. The business has a 50-day moving average of $41.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $789.23 million, a P/E ratio of 131.12 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Employers (NYSE:EIG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.02). Employers had a net margin of 0.95% and a return on equity of 1.10%. The firm had revenue of $207.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $213.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. Employers's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Employers

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EIG. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Employers by 126.2% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 329,479 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $14,224,000 after acquiring an additional 183,828 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in Employers by 69.9% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 388,769 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $16,783,000 after acquiring an additional 159,956 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Employers by 93.1% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 264,078 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $12,459,000 after acquiring an additional 127,330 shares during the period. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Employers by 326.5% during the third quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 141,611 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,016,000 after acquiring an additional 108,411 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in Employers by 125.0% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 181,341 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $7,703,000 after acquiring an additional 100,751 shares during the period. 80.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Employers

In related news, insider Christina M. Ozuna sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.88, for a total transaction of $179,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,008 shares in the company, valued at $598,519.04. This represents a 23.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Ann Marie Smith sold 5,000 shares of Employers stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.29, for a total value of $196,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,704 shares in the company, valued at approximately $341,980.16. This represents a 36.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Employers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 13th. This is a boost from Employers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Employers's dividend payout ratio is presently 412.12%.

Employers Company Profile

Employers Holdings, Inc NYSE: EIG is a publicly traded property and casualty insurance holding company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Through its subsidiaries, Employers Mutual Casualty Company and Employers Preferred Insurance Company, the firm specializes in providing workers' compensation coverage alongside an array of commercial insurance products. Its service offerings include general liability, commercial auto, businessowners policies and umbrella coverages, tailored to meet the risk-management needs of small and mid-sized businesses across multiple industries.

The company markets its insurance solutions primarily through a network of independent agencies and brokers, leveraging local market expertise to underwrite policies that address the unique exposures faced by clients in manufacturing, construction, healthcare, retail and service sectors.

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