Assurant FY2026 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Assurant in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $20.92 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $20.73. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $21.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q2 2027 earnings at $5.67 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $22.50 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $5.84 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $24.33 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on AIZ. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Assurant from $255.00 to $246.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Assurant from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $240.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Assurant from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Assurant from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Assurant from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Assurant currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $272.17.

Assurant Stock Performance

NYSE:AIZ opened at $255.53 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $228.20 and a 200 day moving average of $229.63. The company has a market capitalization of $12.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.07 and a beta of 0.56. Assurant has a 1-year low of $183.39 and a 1-year high of $260.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The financial services provider reported $5.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.66. The firm had revenue of $3.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.29 billion. Assurant had a return on equity of 20.32% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.79 EPS.

Assurant Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 8th. Assurant’s payout ratio is 18.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Assurant news, EVP Jay Rosenblum sold 2,000 shares of Assurant stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.77, for a total value of $503,540.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 12,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,213,592.28. The trade was a 13.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Subhashish Sengupta sold 1,880 shares of Assurant stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.53, for a total value of $395,796.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,895 shares in the company, valued at $609,484.35. This trade represents a 39.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 29,650 shares of company stock valued at $7,419,621 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Assurant

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Assurant in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Montag A & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Assurant in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Assurant by 65.6% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. BOKF NA purchased a new position in Assurant in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Assurant in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. 92.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Assurant News

Here are the key news stories impacting Assurant this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its earnings estimates for multiple future periods, including FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, and Q1 2028. Higher profit expectations can support the stock by signaling better long-term earnings power. Assurant stock page
• Positive Sentiment: Assurant announced a quarterly dividend of $0.88 per share, which reinforces shareholder returns and may appeal to income-focused investors. Assurant stock page
• Neutral Sentiment: Some near-term estimates were cut, including Q2 2026, Q3 2026, and Q4 2026 EPS. These revisions are mixed overall, so they may temper some of the optimism from the longer-term upgrades. Assurant stock page

About Assurant

Assurant, Inc is a global provider of risk management products and services, specializing in the housing and lifestyle markets. The company offers insurance and related products designed to help consumers protect their homes, personal belongings, and electronic devices. Its core offerings include renters insurance, manufactured housing finance, flood insurance, mobile device protection plans, and extended service contracts for appliances and electronics.

Within its Global Housing segment, Assurant partners with mortgage lenders, financial institutions and government agencies to deliver specialty insurance and risk mitigation services.