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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AIZ Outperforms Industry, Trades at a Discount: How to Play the Stock
Shares of Assurant, Inc. AIZ have gained 17.6% in the past year, outperforming its industry and the Zacks S&P 500 composite's growth of 7.5% and 11.9%, respectively. It, however, underperformed the Finance sector's return of 18.1%. The insurer has a market capitalization of $10.29 billion. The average volume of shares traded in the last three months was 0.5 bottom line surpassed earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters, the average being 15.99%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Assurant shares are trading at a discount compared to the industry. Its forward price-to-book value of 1.97X is lower than the industry average of 2.48X, the Finance sector's 4.08X and the Zacks S&P 500 Composite's 7.96X. Shares of other insurers like Radian Group Inc. RDN, Enact Holdings, Inc. ACT and CNO Financial Group, Inc. CNO are also trading at a discount to the industry average. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Assurant's 2025 revenues is pegged at $12.58 billion, implying a year-over-year improvement of 5.2%. The consensus estimate for 2026 earnings per share and revenues indicates an increase of 18.5% and 4.3%, respectively, from the corresponding 2024 estimates. Earnings have grown 16.6% in the past five years, better than the industry average of 10.1%. Four of the five analysts covering the stock have raised estimates for 2025 and 2026 over the past 30 days. Thus, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 earnings has moved up 1.1% in the past 30 days, and for 2026, the same has moved north 1.5% in the same time frame. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Shares of Assurant closed at $202.98 on Friday and are trading above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) of $197.65, indicating solid upward momentum. SMA is a widely used technical analysis tool to predict future price trends by analyzing historical price data. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Return on equity in the trailing 12 months was 15.4%, better than the industry average of 14.9%. This highlights the company's efficiency in utilizing shareholders' funds. Also, the return on invested capital (ROIC) has been increasing over the last few quarters as the company raised its capital investment over the same time frame, reflecting AIZ's efficiency in utilizing funds to generate income. ROIC in the trailing 12 months was 9.9%, better than the industry average of 2%. Assurant's focus on growing fee-based capital-light businesses, which account for 52% of segmental revenues, bodes well for growth. Management estimates that the contribution from the same will continue to grow in double digits over the long term. Within Connected Living, AIZ continues to support long-term growth through the development of innovative offerings for partners. U.S. Connected Living is poised for solid growth, particularly within the mobile protection business, riding on innovative offerings, customer experience expertise and improved relationships with mobile carriers and cable operators. Homeowners' top-line growth, more favorable loss experience from prior-period development on claims, growth in policies in-force and higher average premiums within lender-placed, as well as growth across various specialty products, should drive better results at Global Housing. For 2025, AIZ expects Global Housing adjusted EBITDA, excluding reportable catastrophes, to Lifestyle growth is expected to be driven by Connected Living from growth in global mobile device protection and a new financial services program, inorganic and organic growth strategies. For 2025, Assurant expects adjusted EBITDA in this segment to increase from growth in Connected Living and Global Automotive. The insurer remains focused on ramping up the Connected Living platform, deploying innovative products and services, and adding new partnerships. These initiatives are expected to double the margins of Connected Living to 8% over the long term. Assurant has a solid capital management policy. It expects to deploy capital to fund investments, mergers and acquisitions. In November 2024, the board approved a dividend hike of 11%, which is the 20th consecutive year of increase. In the first quarter of 2025, Assurant repurchased shares for $62 million. As of now, $287 million remains under the current repurchase authorization. From a share repurchase perspective, Assurant's expected range for 2025 is between $200 million and $300 million, subject to M&A as well as market and other conditions. For the remainder of 2025, AIZ continues to expect share repurchases will remain more balanced due to the ability of its businesses to generate significant cash flow. The ultimate level of repurchases will depend on M&A opportunities and other market conditions. Focus on capital-light businesses, Homeowners growth, and Connected Living growth within the mobile protection business should favor Assurant's results. Higher return on capital, as well as favorable growth estimates and attractive valuations, should continue to benefit the insurer over the long term. Assurant also has an impressive dividend history, reflecting capital strength, that are expected to be attractive to generate long-term value for shareholders. The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) : Free Stock Analysis Report Radian Group Inc. (RDN) : Free Stock Analysis Report Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Business Wire
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
Assurant Partners with Ciocca Automotive to Provide Vehicle Protection Products, Dealership Development Support, and In-Dealership Training
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a premier global protection company that safeguards and services connected devices, homes, and automobiles in partnership with the world's leading brands, today announced a partnership with Ciocca Automotive, a growing automotive group with 54 dealerships spanning New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Through this collaboration, Ciocca Automotive now offers multiple Assurant vehicle protection products designed to protect their customers' new and used vehicle purchases. Beyond the Assurant Vehicle Care line of protection products, this partnership includes comprehensive support for dealership operations. Ciocca leadership, dealers, and employees benefit from the full suite of in-dealership training provided by Assurant Dealer Services. Assurant is also providing critical compliance support and driving the establishment of the organization's wealth-building structure. 'Ciocca Automotive is a top-notch organization with a customer-centric, growth-focused company mindset,' said Joe Amendola, VP Business Development & Strategy, Assurant Dealer Services. 'We look forward to being Ciocca's performance development partner, giving their customers peace-of-mind with industry-leading vehicle protection products.' 'We're already seeing the positive effects of working with Assurant,' said Mark Harrold, CEO, Ciocca Automotive. 'We appreciate Assurant's consultative approach in helping us identify and establish the appropriate participation model aligned with our organizational needs; that will help fuel our growth plans.' 'We knew Assurant had some of the best protection products in the industry, and that was quickly confirmed when our PVR [Per Vehicle Retail] went up within the span of a few short months,' added Christopher Sechrist, president of Ciocca Automotive. 'Beyond those products, we're taking advantage of their in-dealership development expertise, getting critical compliance support, and improving training throughout our stores with the help of the Assurant team.' About Assurant Global Automotive Assurant Global Automotive is a leading global solutions provider in the automobile and commercial equipment industries. Automotive industry partners span manufacturers, large group and independent dealers, agents, third-party administrators, financial institutions, insurance providers, and vehicle technology companies. With over 60 years of automotive industry experience, Assurant protects 55 million motor vehicles, including heavy trucks and heavy equipment. In 19 countries Assurant provides innovative automotive solutions like vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection, and ancillary products, while providing dealer performance management and training, participation options, and more. Assurant Global Automotive is also a market leader in protection products for the commercial equipment industry, with more than 35 years of equipment protection expertise. Assurant provides a full suite of protection products and services for equipment dealers and financial institutions supporting commercial equipment. These include extended service protection plans, physical damage protection, guaranteed asset protection, automatic insurance, portfolio protection, insurance tracking services and more. About Assurant Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) is a premier global protection company that partners with the world's leading brands to safeguard and service connected devices, homes, and automobiles. As a Fortune 500 company operating in 21 countries, Assurant utilizes data-driven technology solutions to provide exceptional customer experiences. Learn more at About Ciocca Automotive Ciocca Automotive operates 54 dealerships across New Jersey and Pennsylvania spanning 25 automotive brands. Ciocca also has collision centers, car buying centers and express service locations across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ciocca Automotive is a proud member of its communities, sponsoring and supporting numerous nonprofit organizations. Learn more here. ###
Washington Post
06-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Assurant: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ATLANTA — ATLANTA — Assurant Inc. (AIZ) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $146.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $2.83. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.39 per share.
Washington Post
11-02-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Assurant: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ATLANTA — ATLANTA — Assurant Inc. (AIZ) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $201.3 million. The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $3.87 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $4.79 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.33 per share.
