Employers Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Employers in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Employers stock.
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Employers saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 607,900 shares, a decrease of 15.8% from the March 31st total of 721,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 204,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Employers is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 22nd 2021.
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Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.07. The financial services provider had revenue of $163.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $166.02 million. Employers had a net margin of 11.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.85%. The business's revenue was up 28.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.35 EPS.
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Employers' stock was trading at $36.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, EIG shares have increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $41.88.
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Employers declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, May 19th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 4th.
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Employers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.46%. Employers does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Employers is 31.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Employers will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.05% next year. This indicates that Employers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Employers' stock. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $49.00. On average, they anticipate Employers' stock price to reach $49.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.0% from the stock's current price.
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92 employees have rated Employers CEO Douglas D. Dirks on Glassdoor.com. Douglas D. Dirks has an approval rating of 92% among Employers' employees. This puts Douglas D. Dirks in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Employers trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EIG."

Employers' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.61%), Northern Trust Corp (2.39%), Boston Partners (1.70%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.67%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.46%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.38%). Company insiders that own Employers stock include Douglas D Dirks, Figueiredo Joao M De, James R Kroner, Jeanne L Mockard, John M Mutschink, Lawrence S Rogers, Michael J Mcsally, Michael Scott Paquette, Richard W Blakey, Stephen V Festa and Tracey Lynn Berg.
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EIG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Northern Trust Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, BlackRock Inc., Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have sold Employers company stock in the last year include Lawrence S Rogers, Stephen V Festa, and Tracey Lynn Berg.
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EIG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Royce & Associates LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Victory Capital Management Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Denali Advisors LLC, and State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D. Company insiders that have bought Employers stock in the last two years include Douglas D Dirks, Figueiredo Joao M De, James R Kroner, Jeanne L Mockard, John M Mutschink, Michael J Mcsally, Michael Scott Paquette, and Richard W Blakey.
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One share of EIG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.88.

Employers has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion 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 691 workers across the globe.

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

Employers is headquartered at 10375 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE, RENO NV, 89521.

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]