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Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG)

Financial Services | Insurance - Specialty | Reno, United States | NYSE
48.89 USD -1.24 (-2.474%) ⇩ (July 15, 2026, 10:16 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT

The investment case for this specialty insurer is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its valuation and its performance. While the underlying business shows resilience—evidenced by a +50% gain over the last nine years and a recent year-over-year price increase—the market has punished the stock with a trailing P/E of over 110x. This extreme multiple is not justified by the meager 0.9% profit margins or the sluggish 2.5% revenue growth. The forward P/E of roughly 20x hints at potential earnings recovery, but the current price action tells a different story. Technicals confirm this tension: despite being up significantly against the 200-day average, the stock is trading below its 50-day average, indicating immediate selling pressure. Furthermore, the options market is screaming caution, with heavy put volume suggesting traders are betting on a reversal of the recent rally. For a long-term holder, the multi-year trajectory remains positive, but the current valuation leaves little room for error if the anticipated earnings turnaround fails to materialize.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.106426
AutoARIMA0.106427
MSTL0.107031
AutoTheta0.112051

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 24.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.192
Excess Kurtosis -1.22
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 14.864
Revenue per Share 39.035
Market Cap 891,896,320
Trailing P/E 106.28
Forward P/E 19.05
Beta 0.48
Profit Margins 0.95%
Website https://www.employers.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection with significant volume in out-of-the-money puts, while call activity is virtually dormant. This asymmetry suggests a fear of a near-term drop rather than a bullish expectation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.82% 3.15% 2.80% 3.75%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-13 0.34 0.820265
2026-03-04 0.32 0.757755
2025-11-12 0.32 0.819672
2025-08-13 0.32 0.754895
2025-05-14 0.32 0.665696
2025-03-05 0.30 0.597372
2024-11-13 0.30 0.562957
2024-08-14 0.30 0.655738
2024-05-07 0.30 0.700280
2024-02-27 0.28 0.608696
2023-11-07 0.28 0.731261
2023-08-08 0.28 0.715929
2023-05-09 0.28 0.740741
2023-02-28 0.26 0.585454
2022-12-05 1.25 2.846084
2022-11-08 0.26 0.594150
2022-08-09 0.26 0.653924
2022-05-31 1.00 2.414876
2022-05-10 0.26 0.667522
2022-02-28 0.25 0.643335
2021-11-09 0.25 0.616219
2021-08-03 0.25 0.602991
2021-05-04 0.25 0.605180
2021-03-02 0.25 0.747831
2020-11-03 0.25 0.769704
2020-08-04 0.25 0.762893
2020-05-05 0.25 0.856458
2020-03-03 0.25 0.630835
2019-11-05 0.22 0.518257
2019-08-06 0.22 0.519113
2019-05-07 0.22 0.520095
2019-03-05 0.22 0.541339
2018-11-06 0.20 0.425351
2018-08-07 0.20 0.462428
2018-05-08 0.20 0.501882
2018-03-06 0.20 0.507614
2017-11-07 0.15 0.313808
2017-08-07 0.15 0.351700
2017-05-08 0.15 0.375000
2017-03-06 0.15 0.390625
2016-11-07 0.09 0.299003
2016-08-08 0.09 0.314246
2016-05-09 0.09 0.301306
2016-02-26 0.09 0.325851
2015-11-06 0.06 0.224551
2015-08-10 0.06 0.236220
2015-05-11 0.06 0.248036
2015-03-02 0.06 0.250000
2014-11-07 0.06 0.278552
2014-08-11 0.06 0.281162
2014-05-12 0.06 0.267142
2014-03-03 0.06 0.308483
2013-11-18 0.06 0.191266
2013-08-19 0.06 0.223714
2013-05-20 0.06 0.235942
2013-03-11 0.06 0.271003
2012-11-19 0.06 0.321199
2012-08-17 0.06 0.330579
2012-05-18 0.06 0.357569
2012-03-08 0.06 0.369914
2011-11-14 0.06 0.356930
2011-08-12 0.06 0.477327
2011-05-16 0.06 0.368098
2011-03-07 0.06 0.300300
2010-11-15 0.06 0.374532
2010-08-16 0.06 0.410678
2010-05-17 0.06 0.380228
2010-03-08 0.06 0.413223
2009-11-16 0.06 0.398936
2009-08-18 0.06 0.405132
2009-05-18 0.06 0.522193
2009-03-09 0.06 0.723764
2008-11-18 0.06 0.424929
2008-08-19 0.06 0.346220
2008-05-20 0.06 0.320171
2008-03-05 0.06 0.358423
2007-11-19 0.06 0.331858
2007-08-21 0.06 0.326264
2007-05-22 0.06 0.284900
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.3
dividendYield 2.59
exDividendDate 2026-05-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.025533611
lastDividendValue 0.34
lastDividendDate 2026-05-13
dividendDate 2026-05-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08038795
Address1 5,340 Kietzke Lane,
Address2 Suite 202
All Time High 54.44
All Time Low 8.0
Ask 49.05
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 199,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 246,640
Average Volume 246,640
Average Volume10Days 199,240
Beta 0.476
Bid 48.72
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 46.595
City Reno
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 48.89
Current Ratio 1.181
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 49.41
Day Low 48.62
Debt To Equity 14.864
Display Name Employers
Dividend Date 1,779,840,000
Dividend Rate 1.3
Dividend Yield 2.59
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Growth 0.0
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.203
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 15,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0176
Enterprise To Ebitda 57.606
Enterprise To Revenue 1.014
Enterprise Value 875,617,600
Eps Current Year 2.31667
Eps Forward 2.56667
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,630,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.8442
Fifty Day Average Change 3.0457993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06643805
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.038795
Fifty Two Week High 52.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.170002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.060891315
Fifty Two Week Low 35.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.36831793
Fifty Two Week Range 35.73 - 52.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,170,253,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.62
Float Shares 17,795,787
Forward Eps 2.56667
Forward P E 19.048027
Free Cashflow 21,250,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 623
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.013309999
Gross Profits 11,500,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02408
Held Percent Institutions 0.89769
Implied Shares Outstanding 18,242,921
Industry Insurance - Specialty
Industry Disp Insurance - Specialty
Industry Key insurance-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,630,400
Last Dividend Value 0.34
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Employers Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides workers' compensation insurance and services in the United States. The company offers insurance to small businesses in low to medium hazard industries. It market its products through local, regional, specialty and national insurance agents and brokers; national, regional, and local trade groups and associations; and direct-to-customer interactions. Employers Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
Long Name Employers Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 891,896,320
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_30484431
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 8,200,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 914,517,629
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 49.78
Operating Cashflow 32,300,000
Operating Margins 0.06696
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 2.7826002
Peg Ratio 1.32
Phone 888 682 6671
Previous Close 50.13
Price Eps Current Year 21.103567
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0492542
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0326461
Profit Margins 0.00949
Quick Ratio 0.665
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.2400017
Regular Market Change Percent -2.473572
Regular Market Day High 49.41
Regular Market Day Low 48.62
Regular Market Day Range 48.62 - 49.41
Regular Market Open 49.78
Regular Market Previous Close 50.13
Regular Market Price 48.89
Regular Market Time 1,784,124,986
Regular Market Volume 17,737
Return On Assets 0.00206
Return On Equity 0.00844
Revenue Growth 0.025
Revenue Per Share 39.035
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 18,242,921
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.048600003
Shares Short 887,024
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,188,319
Short Name Employers Holdings Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0979
Short Ratio 2.73
Source Interval 15
State NV
Symbol EIG
Target High Price 49.0
Target Low Price 44.0
Target Mean Price 46.5
Target Median Price 46.5
Total Cash 167,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 9.193
Total Debt 128,800,000
Total Revenue 863,699,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.025533611
Trailing Eps 0.46
Trailing P E 106.28261
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.6684
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.2215996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14581282
Type Disp Equity
Volume 17,737
Website https://www.employers.com
Zip 89,511