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

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. 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 -.

Unum Group Stock Down 0.4 %

UNM stock opened at $75.91 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.99. The company has a market cap of $13.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.21, 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 quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.28. Unum Group has a fifty-two week low of $46.64 and a fifty-two week high of $77.69.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share 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%. On average, research analysts expect that Unum Group will post 8.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Unum Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group raised shares of Unum Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Unum Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Evercore ISI upgraded Unum Group from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $67.00 to $84.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Unum Group from $91.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Unum Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.00.

Insider Activity at Unum Group

In other news, CAO Walter Lynn Rice, Jr. sold 1,500 shares of Unum Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.56, for a total value of $104,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 8,361 shares in the company, valued at $581,591.16. This trade represents a 15.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Gerald Arnold sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.92, for a total transaction of $769,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 54,827 shares in the company, valued at $4,217,292.84. The trade was a 15.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 99,664 shares of company stock worth $7,450,380. 0.93% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.