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Employers (EIG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$46.42 +0.04 (+0.08%)
Closing price 06/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$46.50 +0.08 (+0.18%)
As of 06/20/2025 04:16 PM Eastern
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About Employers Stock (NYSE:EIG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$46.33
$46.71
50-Day Range
$46.37
$49.85
52-Week Range
$41.65
$54.44
Volume
418,893 shs
Average Volume
141,013 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.12 billion
P/E Ratio
11.27
Dividend Yield
2.76%
Price Target
$58.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Employers Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the commercial property and casualty insurance industry primarily in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Employers and Cerity. It offers workers' compensation insurance to small businesses in low to medium hazard industries under the Employers and Cerity brands. The company markets its products through local, regional, and national agents and brokers; alternative distribution channels; and national, regional, and local trade groups and associations, as well as directly to customers. Employers Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

Employers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

EIG MarketRank™: 

Employers scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1091st out of 2,704 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Employers has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Employers has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Employers' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Employers are expected to decrease by -4.96% in the coming year, from $3.63 to $3.45 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Employers is 11.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Employers is 11.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.44.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Employers has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Employers' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.73% of the float of Employers has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Employers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Employers has recently increased by 2.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Employers pays a meaningful dividend of 2.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Employers has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Employers is 31.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Employers will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.10% next year. This indicates that Employers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Employers' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.73% of the float of Employers has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Employers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Employers has recently increased by 2.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Employers has a news sentiment score of 1.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Employers this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Employers insiders have bought 50.86% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $148,200.00 in company stock and sold $98,240.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of Employers is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.49% of the stock of Employers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Employers' insider trading history.
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EIG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Employers' stock was trading at $51.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EIG stock has decreased by 9.4% and is now trading at $46.4160.
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Employers Holdings Inc (NYSE:EIG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.18. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Employers include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.11%), LSV Asset Management (4.40%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.55%) and Northern Trust Corp (2.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Katherine H Antonello, James R Kroner, John M Mutschink, Ann Marie Smith and Michael Pedraja.
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Shares of EIG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Employers investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/01/2025
Record date for 5/28 Dividend
5/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend
5/14/2025
Dividend Payable
5/28/2025
Today
6/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - ACC & HLTH
Sub-Industry
Property & Casualty Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:EIG
Employees
680
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$58.00
High Stock Price Target
$58.00
Low Stock Price Target
$58.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
11.27
Forward P/E Ratio
12.79
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$118.60 million
Pretax Margin
14.80%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$880.70 million
Cash Flow
$4.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.45
Book Value
$43.24 per share
Price / Book
1.07

Miscellaneous

Free Float
23,704,000
Market Cap
$1.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.56

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This page (NYSE:EIG) was last updated on 6/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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