Q1 EPS Estimates for Everest Group Lowered by Zacks Research

Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE:EG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Everest Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $9.39 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $18.56. The consensus estimate for Everest Group’s current full-year earnings is $53.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Everest Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $15.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $9.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $16.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $50.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $17.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $17.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $12.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $16.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $64.05 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on EG. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Everest Group from $420.00 to $434.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $340.00 price target (down from $425.00) on shares of Everest Group in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Everest Group from $390.00 to $380.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays raised their price target on Everest Group from $461.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered Everest Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the company from $420.00 to $429.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $416.50.

Everest Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EG opened at $338.32 on Thursday. Everest Group has a 1-year low of $327.37 and a 1-year high of $407.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $353.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $370.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.54 billion, a PE ratio of 10.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.22 and a beta of 0.65.

Everest Group (NYSE:EG) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported ($18.39) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Everest Group by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,560,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,015,288,000 after buying an additional 43,793 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Everest Group in the 4th quarter valued at $488,588,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Everest Group by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,281,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,533,000 after purchasing an additional 4,544 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Everest Group by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,164,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,344,000 after purchasing an additional 8,321 shares during the period. Finally, Vulcan Value Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Everest Group by 279.1% in the 4th quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 978,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,768,000 after purchasing an additional 720,572 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.64% of the company’s stock.

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.