NYSE:AIZ - Assurant Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Assurant declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. View Assurant's Dividend History.

Assurant declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, November 5th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 9.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.69. The financial services provider had revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.56 billion. Assurant had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 2.76%. Assurant's revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.06 EPS. View Assurant's Earnings History.

Assurant is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 11th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Assurant.

Assurant will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 11th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

3 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Assurant's stock. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $154.00. On average, they anticipate Assurant's stock price to reach $143.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Assurant.

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.

Headlines about AIZ stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Assurant earned a news impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Assurant.

Assurant saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,960,000 shares, a drop of 7.1% from the December 15th total of 2,110,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 372,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Currently, 3.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Assurant's Current Options Chain.

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), Genworth Financial (GNW) and Horace Mann Educators (HMN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Assurant investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), NIC (EGOV), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Allergan (AGN), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Zoetis (ZTS) and AutoZone (AZO).

Assurant's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.80%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.75%), Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc. (0.35%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.13%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.13%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.07%). 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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, California Public Employees Retirement System, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and CWM Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Assurant company stock in the last year include Charles John Koch, Gene Mergelmeyer, Michael P Campbell, Tammy L Schultz and Tpg Advisors Vi-Aiv, Inc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Assurant.

AIZ stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, Strs Ohio, Surevest Inc., Dupont Capital Management Corp, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Huntington National Bank and Advisor Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $128.00.

Assurant has a market capitalization of $7.76 billion and generates $8.06 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $251 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.80 on an earnings per share basis. Assurant employs 14,750 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Assurant.

The official website for Assurant is http://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]