Assurant, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides risk management solutions for housing and lifestyle markets in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through three segments: Global Housing, Global Lifestyle, and Global Preneed. Its Global Housing segment provides lender-placed homeowners, manufactured housing, and flood insurance; and renters insurance and related products, as well as voluntary manufactured housing insurance, homeowners insurance, and other products.
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Employees14,750
Next Earnings Date5/4/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Assurant's stock symbol?
Assurant trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AIZ."
How often does Assurant pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Assurant?
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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. View Assurant's Dividend History.
How will Assurant's stock buyback program work?
Assurant announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, November 5th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $600,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 9.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Assurant's earnings last quarter?
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 11th. The financial services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.39 by $0.14. The financial services provider earned $2.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. View Assurant's Earnings History.
When is Assurant's next earnings date?
What guidance has Assurant issued on next quarter's earnings?
Assurant issued an update on its FY 2020
After-Hours earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 11th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 10.13-10.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $9.74.
What price target have analysts set for AIZ?
3 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Assurant's stock. Their forecasts range from $145.00 to $154.00. On average, they anticipate Assurant's stock price to reach $149.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Assurant.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation 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.
Has Assurant been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about AIZ stock have been trending negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Assurant earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media 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 next few days. View News Stories for Assurant.
Who are some of Assurant's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Assurant own?
Who are Assurant's key executives?
Assurant's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Alan B. Colberg, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Richard Steven Dziadzio, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Gene Edward Mergelmeyer, Exec. VP & COO (Age 60)
- Mr. Eric Greenman CFA, Chief Investment Officer & Exec. VP
- Mr. Daniel A. Pacicco, Sr. VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller
Who are Assurant's major shareholders?
Assurant's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.13%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (2.65%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.52%), FMR LLC (1.99%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.60%) and Samlyn Capital LLC (1.53%). 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.
Which major investors are selling Assurant stock?
AIZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Citigroup Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, USS Investment Management Ltd, Comerica Bank and Lyrical Asset Management LP. 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.
Which major investors are buying Assurant stock?
AIZ stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Martingale Asset Management L P, Credit Suisse AG, FIL Ltd, Samlyn Capital LLC, Jefferies Group LLC and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Assurant.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Assurant's stock price today?
One share of AIZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $142.52.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Assurant (NYSE AIZ)
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