Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Assurant Q1 Earnings

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Assurant in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $5.36 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.12. The consensus estimate for Assurant’s current full-year earnings is $16.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Assurant’s Q3 2026 earnings at $4.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.98 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.60 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.49 EPS.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $5.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.55 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.28 billion. Assurant had a net margin of 6.81% and a return on equity of 18.65%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.79 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on AIZ. Wall Street Zen cut Assurant from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Assurant from $252.00 to $264.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Assurant in a report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Assurant from $232.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Assurant from $255.00 to $246.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Assurant presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.17.

Assurant Stock Performance

Shares of Assurant stock opened at $229.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.54 and a beta of 0.56. Assurant has a one year low of $174.97 and a one year high of $246.31. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $234.19 and its 200-day moving average is $223.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Assurant

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Assurant during the fourth quarter worth approximately $341,000. Dean Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Assurant by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Dean Capital Management now owns 11,237 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,706,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Assurant by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $390,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Assurant by 84.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 49,571 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,939,000 after acquiring an additional 22,711 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Assurant by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 21,799 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,250,000 after purchasing an additional 872 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.65% of the company’s stock.

Assurant Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.74%.

Key Assurant News

Here are the key news stories impacting Assurant this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised several near-term and multi-year estimates (notably Q1 2026, Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2026, Q3 2027 and FY2026/FY2028 upgrades), which supports stronger forward earnings expectations for parts of the forecast horizon. MarketBeat AIZ
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell ~16.9% (to ~769k shares as of Feb 13), lowering potential downward pressure from short-covering and signaling reduced bearish positioning. This is a constructive technical datapoint for the stock. MarketBeat AIZ
• Neutral Sentiment: Some revisions were small in magnitude (e.g., Q2 2026 nudged down from $5.46 to $5.44 and other single-quarter tweaks), so not all changes materially alter the multi-year outlook. MarketBeat AIZ
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut several quarter/year estimates (notably Q4 2026, Q4 2027 and trimmed FY2027 from $22.81 to $22.49), which can weigh on near-term sentiment and valuations given the shift in expected earnings timing. MarketBeat AIZ

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.