Q2 EPS Estimates for Everest Group Lowered by Zacks Research

Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE:EG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Everest Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $15.39 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $15.54. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $8.82 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $15.29 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $16.43 EPS.

Everest Group (NYSE:EG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $6.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.46 by ($1.01). The firm had revenue of $4.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.89 billion. Everest Group had a return on equity of 9.04% and a net margin of 7.95%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $16.32 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Everest Group from $400.00 to $396.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group decreased their price target on Everest Group from $375.00 to $372.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on Everest Group from $434.00 to $402.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Everest Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $376.00 to $415.00 in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Everest Group from $362.00 to $361.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Everest Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $398.09.

Everest Group Stock Performance

Shares of EG opened at $340.56 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $14.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.58. The company’s fifty day moving average is $350.95 and its 200-day moving average is $356.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Everest Group has a 12 month low of $320.00 and a 12 month high of $407.30.

Everest Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be issued a $2.00 dividend. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. Everest Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.15%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Everest Group news, Director Geraldine Losquadro sold 1,500 shares of the 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 completion of 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EG. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Everest Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Everest Group in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Everest Group during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Tsfg LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Everest Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Everest Group in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors own 92.64% of the company’s stock.

Everest Group Company Profile

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.