NYSE:AIZAssurant Stock Price, Forecast & News

Assurant's stock was trading at $108.38 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AIZ stock has increased by 6.0% and is now trading at $114.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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." View analyst ratings for Assurant.

Assurant is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Assurant.

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The financial services provider reported $2.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.22. The financial services provider earned $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.54 billion. Assurant had a net margin of 3.59% and a return on equity of 10.03%. The company's revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share. View Assurant's earnings history.

Assurant declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share on Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. View Assurant's dividend history.

Assurant declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, November 5th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $600,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 9.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

3 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Assurant's shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $158.00. On average, they anticipate Assurant's share price to reach $142.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Assurant.

News coverage about AIZ stock has trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Assurant earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutAssurant.

Assurant saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,300,000 shares, an increase of 10.0% from the April 30th total of 2,090,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 547,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.2 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Assurant's Current Options Chain.

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Assurant trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AIZ."

Assurant's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.07%), Wellington Management Group LLP (5.47%), State Street Corp (5.10%), Viking Global Investors LP (3.60%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.89%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.60%). 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. View institutional ownership trends for Assurant.

AIZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Lyrical Asset Management LP, Invesco Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Eaton Vance Management, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and UBS Group AG. 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. View insider buying and selling activity for Assurant.

AIZ stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Viking Global Investors LP, Samlyn Capital LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Prana Capital Management LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Banco Santander S.A., Janus Henderson Group PLC, and Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV. View insider buying and selling activity for Assurant.

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 $114.88.

Assurant has a market capitalization of $6.85 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]