Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 9.120-9.450 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 9.100. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on UNM. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Unum Group from $74.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Unum Group from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Unum Group from $91.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $79.00 target price (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Unum Group in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Unum Group from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.45.

Unum Group Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of Unum Group stock traded down $1.37 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $76.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 892,866 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,103,552. The company has a market capitalization of $13.94 billion, a PE ratio of 8.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $74.24 and a 200 day moving average of $65.08. Unum Group has a 12 month low of $46.64 and a 12 month high of $79.43.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.11). Unum Group had a return on equity of 15.21% and a net margin of 13.76%. Analysts predict that Unum Group will post 8.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Unum Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, January 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. Unum Group’s payout ratio is 17.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Unum Group

In other Unum Group news, Director Hanley Ronald P. O sold 14,299 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.10, for a total transaction of $1,030,957.90. Following the transaction, the director now owns 38,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,798,849.90. The trade was a 26.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gloria C. Larson sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.50, for a total value of $745,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 121,491 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,051,079.50. This represents a 7.61 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 98,164 shares of company stock worth $7,346,040. Insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Unum Group Company Profile

Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segment. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products.