Assurant Stock Forecast, Price & 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 stock has increased by 8.7% and is now trading at $117.84.
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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 earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' 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 net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 10.23%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.34 earnings per share.
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Assurant announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders 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 2.14%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th.
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Assurant declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, November 5th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $600,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 9.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Assurant's shares. Their forecasts range from $143.00 to $158.00. On average, they expect Assurant's stock price to reach $148.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.2% from the stock's current price.
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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), Genworth Financial (GNW) and Horace Mann Educators (HMN).
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.65%), Viking Global Investors LP (4.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.85%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2.59%), FMR LLC (2.15%) and Lyrical Asset Management LP (1.99%). 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Lyrical Asset Management LP, Strycker View Capital LLC, GWM Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., and FIL Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Assurant company stock in the last year include Charles John Koch, and Tammy L Schultz.
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AIZ stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Viking Global Investors LP, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Clark Capital Management Group Inc., Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, FMR LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, and First Trust Advisors LP.
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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 $117.84.

Assurant has a market capitalization of $7.03 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]