Employers Stock Forecast, Price & News

Employers' stock was trading at $36.99 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, EIG shares have decreased by 13.7% and is now trading at $31.91.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Employers in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Employers is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 17th 2021.
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Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.07. The financial services provider had revenue of $181.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $168.30 million. Employers had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 5.85%. The company's revenue was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share.
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Employers announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, November 18th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.13%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 3rd.
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2 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Employers' shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate Employers' share price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 56.7% from the stock's current price.
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Employers saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 607,800 shares, a drop of 27.6% from the October 15th total of 839,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 151,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.0 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Employers trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EIG."

Employers' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.60%), State Street Corp (3.28%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.81%), Wasatch Advisors Inc. (1.52%), TD Asset Management Inc. (0.94%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.82%). Company insiders that own Employers stock include Douglas D Dirks, Jeanne L Mockard, John M Mutschink, Lawrence S Rogers, Lenard T Ormsby, Michael J Mcsally, Michael Scott Paquette, Richard W Blakey and Valerie R Glenn.
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EIG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., State Street Corp, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., First Trust Advisors LP, AQR Capital Management LLC, and Acadian Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Employers company stock in the last year include Douglas D Dirks, and Lawrence S Rogers.
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EIG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Wasatch Advisors Inc., Anderson Fisher LLC, Dean Investment Associates LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., and TD Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Employers stock in the last two years include Douglas D Dirks, Jeanne L Mockard, John M Mutschink, Michael J Mcsally, Michael Scott Paquette, and Richard W Blakey.
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Shares of EIG 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 EIG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.91.

Employers has a market capitalization of $926.06 million and generates $784.80 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $157.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.20 on an earnings per share basis. Employers employs 704 workers across the globe.

The official website for Employers is www.employers.com.

Employers' mailing address is 10375 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE, RENO NV, 89521. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 888-682-6671 or via email at [email protected]