Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Everest Group

Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE:EG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Everest Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $9.23 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $9.79. The consensus estimate for Everest Group’s current full-year earnings is $47.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Everest Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $16.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $12.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $16.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $61.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $73.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on EG. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Everest Group from $461.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Everest Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $453.00 to $375.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Everest Group from $390.00 to $380.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $340.00 price objective (down previously from $425.00) on shares of Everest Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Everest Group from $420.00 to $434.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $416.50.

Everest Group Stock Up 0.5 %

EG opened at $365.12 on Wednesday. Everest Group has a 1 year low of $327.37 and a 1 year high of $407.30. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $351.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $366.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.40. The company has a market cap of $15.68 billion, a PE ratio of 11.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.61.

Everest Group (NYSE:EG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported ($18.39) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.64 by ($30.03). Everest Group had a return on equity of 9.04% and a net margin of 7.95%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Everest Group during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Everest Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Everest Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Everest Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $64,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Everest Group by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. 92.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Everest Group

In related news, Director Geraldine Losquadro sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.63, for a total value of $540,945.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 12,279 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,428,175.77. This represents a 10.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Everest Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were issued a $2.00 dividend. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Everest Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.47%.

About Everest Group

Everest Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segment, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Reinsurance segment writes property and casualty reinsurance; and specialty lines of business through reinsurance brokers, as well as directly with ceding companies in the United States, Bermuda, Ireland, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.