NYSE:AIZAssurant Stock Price, Forecast & News

Assurant's stock was trading at $108.38 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AIZ shares have increased by 14.6% and is now trading at $124.20.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Assurant in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Assurant is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020.
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Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.66. The financial services provider earned $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.58 billion. Assurant had a return on equity of 10.23% and a net margin of 3.95%. Assurant's revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.34 EPS.
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Assurant declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share on Tuesday, September 22nd. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th.
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Assurant announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 5th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 9.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

3 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Assurant's stock. Their forecasts range from $140.00 to $158.00. On average, they expect Assurant's share price to reach $147.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price.
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Headlines about AIZ stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Assurant earned a daily sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
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Some companies that are related to Assurant include American International Group (AIG), Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Kemper (KMPR), American National Insurance (ANAT), Horace Mann Educators (HMN) and Genworth Financial (GNW).
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Assurant trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AIZ."

Assurant's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Viking Global Investors LP (4.74%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (1.99%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.91%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.75%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.68%) and Swiss National Bank (0.40%). Company insiders that own Assurant stock include Charles John Koch, Christopher J Pagano, Gene Mergelmeyer, Michael P Campbell, Tammy L Schultz and Tpg Advisors Vi-Aiv, Inc.
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AIZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lyrical Asset Management LP, GWM Advisors LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., New York State Common Retirement Fund, Andra AP fonden, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Amalgamated Bank, and Optimal Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Assurant company stock in the last year include Charles John Koch, Gene Mergelmeyer, Michael P Campbell, and Tammy L Schultz.
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AIZ stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Viking Global Investors LP, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, First Trust Advisors LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Russell Investments Group Ltd., and Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC.
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Shares of AIZ can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AIZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $124.20.

Assurant has a market capitalization of $7.41 billion and generates $10.09 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $382.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.55 on an earnings per share basis. Assurant employs 14,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Assurant is www.assurant.com.

Assurant's mailing address is 28 LIBERTY STREET 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10005. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-859-7000 or via email at [email protected]