Morgan Stanley cuts target for Assurant stock to USD 300.00

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:20 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Assurant reports third-quarter results November 3, 2026. Assurant stock costs EUR 252.70 October 20, 2026 after market close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Morgan Stanley lowered its Assurant target from USD 320.00 to USD 300.00 on October 6, 2026.
Assurant will release third-quarter 2026 results on November 3, 2026, after the market closes.
Assurant stock costs EUR 252.70 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:12 p.m. CEST.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached USD 3.45 billion.

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Assurant stock sits 5.86 percent below Morgan Stanley's USD 300.00 target after the bank lowered its forecast from USD 320.00 on October 6, 2026, according to Markets Insider. Assurant stock was trading at EUR 252.70 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:12 p.m. CEST.

Target reset meets earnings date

Morgan Stanley maintained an Overweight rating while cutting the target from USD 320.00 to USD 300.00. Against the USD 283.39 Assurant quotation at 1:18 p.m. EDT on October 20, 2026, the target stood 5.86 percent above the price. The calculation uses the home-market quotation in USD and is separate from the euro quotation.

Assurant's next scheduled catalyst is the third-quarter 2026 release on November 3, 2026, after the market closes. The company will hold its related live audio webcast on November 4, 2026, according to Assurant.

What will the third quarter test?

The upcoming release follows second-quarter 2026 revenue of USD 3.45 billion. MarketBeat's preview puts third-quarter revenue at USD 3.48 billion and expected earnings per share at USD 4.75, compared with USD 3.23 billion of revenue and USD 5.73 of earnings per share in the year-earlier quarter, according to MarketBeat. The figures put revenue growth beside a lower projected earnings-per-share figure.

Valuation and market position

Assurant's market capitalization was USD 14.0 billion and its price-to-earnings ratio was 13.44 on October 20, 2026. Chubb traded at USD 356.14 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.54 and a market capitalization of USD 137.4 billion, while American International Group traded at USD 81.33 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.88 and a market capitalization of USD 43.1 billion on the same date.

Euro quotation after hours

The euro quotation places the stock in the after-hours phase for German investors. The current Assurant price was EUR 252.70 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:12 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Assurant stock.