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After finishing at $197.66 in the prior trading day, Assurant Inc (NYSE: AIZ) closed at $191.78, down -2.97%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. AIZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $198.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $190.64.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AIZ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
On February 20, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $212 to $230.
On December 05, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $251.Morgan Stanley initiated its Equal-Weight rating on December 05, 2024, with a $251 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when Rosenblum Jay sold 1,000 shares for $201.93 per share. The transaction valued at 201,926 led to the insider holds 11,775 shares of the business.
JAY E ROSENBLUM bought 1,000 shares of AIZ for $201,926 on May 16 ’25. On Mar 20 ’25, another insider, DiRienzo Dimitry, who serves as the SVP, CAO, Controller of the company, sold 1,650 shares for $213.03 each. As a result, the insider received 351,507 and left with 4,085 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AIZ now has a Market Capitalization of 9723686912 and an Enterprise Value of 10126002176. As of this moment, Assurant’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.839 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.729.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AIZ is 0.58, which has changed by 0.18911207 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AIZ has reached a high of $230.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $160.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.90%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 578.10K shares per day over the past 3-months and 454970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 50.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.24M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.65% stake in the company. Shares short for AIZ as of 1749772800 were 635162 with a Short Ratio of 1.10, compared to 1747267200 on 1347073. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 635162 and a Short% of Float of 1.9199998999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AIZ’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.04, compared to 3.12 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015379945The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.76.
