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Employers (EIG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.73 +0.61 (+1.41%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$43.69 -0.04 (-0.08%)
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About Employers Stock (NYSE:EIG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.24
$44.00
50-Day Range
$38.99
$47.77
52-Week Range
$38.19
$54.44
Volume
200,934 shs
Average Volume
238,479 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.03 billion
P/E Ratio
10.67
Dividend Yield
2.93%
Price Target
$58.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Employers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

EIG MarketRank™: 

Employers scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 262nd out of 920 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Employers has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Employers are expected to decrease by -4.96% in the coming year, from $3.63 to $3.45 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Employers is 10.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Employers is 10.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.41.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Employers has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    2.11% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Employers has recently increased by 6.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Employers pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, 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 31.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Employers will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.10% next year. This indicates that Employers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Employers' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.11% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Employers has recently increased by 6.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Employers has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Employers this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for EIG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Employers insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $98,240.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% 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 News Headlines

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EIG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Employers' stock was trading at $51.23 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EIG stock has decreased by 14.6% and is now trading at $43.7270.

Employers Holdings Inc (NYSE:EIG) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.46. Employers's revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Employers include LSV Asset Management (4.38%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.67%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.57%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.86%). Insiders that own company stock include Katherine H Antonello, James R Kroner, John M Mutschink, Ann Marie Smith and Michael Pedraja.
View institutional ownership trends
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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

Record date for 5/28 Dividend
5/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend
5/14/2025
Dividend Payable
5/28/2025
Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Record date for 8/27 Dividend
8/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend
8/13/2025
Today
8/23/2025
Dividend Payable
8/27/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

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

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$58.00
Low Price Target
$58.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.6%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.67
Forward P/E Ratio
12.05
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$118.60 million
Net Margins
11.37%
Pretax Margin
13.97%
Return on Equity
7.56%
Return on Assets
2.29%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.38
Quick Ratio
0.38

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$880.70 million
Price / Sales
1.17
Cash Flow
$4.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.72
Book Value
$46.07 per share
Price / Book
0.95

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
23,510,000
Free Float
23,183,000
Market Cap
$1.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.52

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This page (NYSE:EIG) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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