Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Issues 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

UNM has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Unum Group from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Unum Group in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $91.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Unum Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Evercore ISI raised shares of Unum Group from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $67.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Unum Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Unum Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.00.

Unum Group Stock Performance

Shares of Unum Group stock traded down $0.32 on Tuesday, reaching $75.91. 1,257,534 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,053,594. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $74.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $64.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.21, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.80. Unum Group has a twelve month low of $46.64 and a twelve month high of $77.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

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 net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 15.21%. Analysts anticipate that Unum Group will post 8.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Unum Group Announces Dividend

The business 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 2.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Richard P. Mckenney sold 58,865 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.39, for a total value of $4,437,832.35. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,007,003 shares in the company, valued at $75,917,956.17. The trade was a 5.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Walter Lynn Rice, Jr. sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.56, for a total transaction of $104,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 8,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $581,591.16. The trade was a 15.21 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 102,914 shares of company stock worth $7,677,945. Corporate insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

About Unum Group

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.