NYSE:UNM Unum Group (UNM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $76.90 -0.17 (-0.22%) (As of 11/29/2024 04:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Unum Group Stock (NYSE:UNM) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Unum Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$76.72▼$77.6350-Day Range$57.41▼$77.0752-Week Range$42.09▼$77.63Volume459,395 shsAverage Volume1.34 million shsMarket Capitalization$14.04 billionP/E Ratio8.32Dividend Yield2.18%Price Target$67.73Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewUnum 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. It also provides group pension, individual life and corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance pools and management operations, and other miscellaneous products. The company sells its products primarily to employers for the benefit of employees. It sells its products through field sales personnel, independent brokers, consultants, and independent contractor agent sales force and brokers. Unum Group was founded in 1848 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Read More… Black Friday: 59% dividend from Bitcoin (No Crypto Needed) (Ad)Get a 59% Dividend from Bitcoin—No Crypto Required! 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The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageUnum Group has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Unum Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.51% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Unum Group are expected to grow by 5.51% in the coming year, from $8.53 to $9.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Unum Group is 8.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.08.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Unum Group is 8.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 31.56.Price to Earnings Growth RatioUnum Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUnum Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Unum Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.36% of the float of Unum Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnum Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Unum Group has recently increased by 27.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldUnum Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthUnum Group has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Unum Group is 18.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Unum Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.67% next year. This indicates that Unum Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Unum Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.5 / 5Environmental Score-0.10 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.36% of the float of Unum Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnum Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Unum Group has recently increased by 27.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.15 News SentimentUnum Group has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Unum Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for UNM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Unum Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Unum Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,956,914.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.93% of the stock of Unum Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.57% of the stock of Unum Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Unum Group's insider trading history. Receive UNM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Unum Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address UNM Stock News HeadlinesUnum Group (NYSE:UNM) EVP Lisa G. Iglesias Sells 5,000 SharesNovember 23, 2024 | insidertrades.comUnum Group (NYSE:UNM) Director Hanley Ronald P. O Sells 14,299 SharesNovember 16, 2024 | insidertrades.comThis Crisis Could Be Worse Than 2008Underneath the surface, cracks are forming. Cracks that threaten to shatter everything we know. America is teetering on the edge of a collapse unlike anything we've seen.December 1, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) CAO Walter Lynn Rice, Jr. Sells 1,500 Shares of StockNovember 9, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) EVP Sells 5,000 Shares of StockNovember 5, 2024 | insidertrades.comUnum (UNM) at 52-Week Highs — Can It Keep Going?November 27, 2024 | wallstreetzen.comUnum Group stock remains steady Tuesday, underperforms marketNovember 27, 2024 | marketwatch.comBarclays Keeps Their Buy Rating on Unum Group (UNM)November 22, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines UNM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have UNM shares performed this year? Unum Group's stock was trading at $45.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UNM shares have increased by 70.1% and is now trading at $76.90. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Unum Group's earnings last quarter? Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.03. The company's revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is Unum Group buying back stock? Unum Group's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, July 30th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Does Unum Group have any subsidiaries? Unum Group subsidiaries include Jaimini Health, Pramerica Życie TUiR SA, LeaveLogic, H&J Capital, National Dental Plan Limited, Paul Revere Corp., AlwaysCare Benefits Inc., and others. Who are Unum Group's major shareholders? Unum Group's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (7.10%), State Street Corp (3.27%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.01%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.66%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Q Simonds, Steven Andrew Zabel, Gloria C Larson, Timothy Gerald Arnold, Elizabeth Claire Ahmed, Puneet Bhasin, Christopher W Pyne, Hanley Ronald P O, Timothy F Keaney, Lisa G Iglesias, Cherie Pashley and Walter Lynn Rice Jr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Unum Group? Shares of UNM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Unum Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unum Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Arista Networks (ANET), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Jabil (JBL). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend10/25/2024Last Earnings10/29/2024Dividend Payable11/15/2024Today12/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)2/04/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Accident & health insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:UNM CUSIP91529Y10 CIK5513 Webwww.unum.com Phone(423) 294-1011Fax615-238-9898Employees10,812Year Founded1848Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$67.73 High Stock Price Target$84.00 Low Stock Price Target$52.00 Potential Upside/Downside-11.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$9.24 Trailing P/E Ratio8.32 Forward P/E Ratio9.02 P/E Growth1.1Net Income$1.28 billion Net Margins13.76% Pretax Margin17.46% Return on Equity15.21% Return on Assets2.49% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.32 Current Ratio0.28 Quick Ratio0.28 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.39 billion Price / Sales1.13 Cash Flow$8.32 per share Price / Cash Flow9.24 Book Value$59.97 per share Price / Book1.28Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares182,610,000Free Float180,914,000Market Cap$14.04 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.76 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. 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