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Employers (EIG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.45 +0.07 (+0.13%)
Closing price 07/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$50.56 +0.12 (+0.23%)
As of 07/21/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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About Employers Stock (NYSE:EIG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.63
$50.66
50-Day Range
$41.37
$51.86
52-Week Range
$35.73
$52.06
Volume
189,037 shs
Average Volume
233,031 shs
Market Capitalization
$920.17 million
P/E Ratio
152.87
Dividend Yield
2.70%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Employers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

EIG MarketRank™: 

Employers scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1267th out of 1,752 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Employers has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Employers has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Employers' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Employers are expected to grow by 9.30% in the coming year, from $2.15 to $2.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Employers is 152.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Employers is 152.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.56.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Employers has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Employers' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.93% of the float of Employers has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Employers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.04, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Employers has recently decreased by 35.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Employers pays a meaningful dividend of 2.70%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Employers has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Employers is 412.12%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Employers will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.87% next year. This indicates that Employers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Employers' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Employers has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Employers this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Employers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.30% of the stock of Employers is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.49% of the stock of Employers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Employers' insider trading history.
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EIG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Employers' stock was trading at $43.18 at the start of the year. Since then, EIG stock has increased by 16.8% and is now trading at $50.4480.

Employers Holdings Inc (NYSE:EIG) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.02. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Employers' top institutional shareholders include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include James R Kroner, Michael Pedraja, John M Mutschink, Christina M Ozuna and Ann Marie Smith.
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Shares of EIG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Employers investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Record date for 5/27 Dividend
5/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend
5/13/2026
Dividend Payable
5/27/2026
Today
7/21/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - ACC & HLTH
Sub-Industry
Property & Casualty Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:EIG
CIK
1379041
Employees
680
Year Founded
1913

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.33
Trailing P/E Ratio
152.87
Forward P/E Ratio
23.46
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$10.80 million
Net Margins
0.95%
Pretax Margin
1.03%
Return on Equity
1.10%
Return on Assets
0.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.14
Current Ratio
0.40
Quick Ratio
0.40

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$858.70 million
Price / Sales
1.07
Cash Flow
$1.36 per share
Price / Cash Flow
37.13
Book Value
$42.51 per share
Price / Book
1.19

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
18,240,000
Free Float
18,006,000
Market Cap
$920.17 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.46

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This page (NYSE:EIG) was last updated on 7/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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