Zacks Research Forecasts Unum Group’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:UNM)

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Unum Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.63 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $3.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.26 billion. Unum Group had a return on equity of 15.21% and a net margin of 13.76%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.94 EPS.

UNM has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Unum Group from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $67.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Unum Group from $65.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Citigroup increased their price target on Unum Group from $62.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group raised Unum Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.73.

Unum Group Price Performance

Shares of UNM opened at $73.20 on Friday. Unum Group has a one year low of $41.86 and a one year high of $73.24. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $61.92 and its 200-day moving average is $55.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.76.

Unum Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 25th were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 25th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.30%. Unum Group’s payout ratio is presently 18.18%.

Unum Group declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, July 30th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the financial services provider to purchase up to 10% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Unum Group

In related news, CEO Richard P. Mckenney sold 67,795 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.98, for a total value of $3,727,369.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,065,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,601,422.64. This represents a 5.98 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Hanley Ronald P. O sold 14,299 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 38,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,798,849.90. This represents a 26.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 91,844 shares of company stock valued at $5,411,032. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vestcor Inc grew its stake in Unum Group by 156.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 88,728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,274,000 after acquiring an additional 54,095 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its position in Unum Group by 35.2% during the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 18,935 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 4,931 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in Unum Group by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 17,288 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,028,000 after buying an additional 859 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in Unum Group by 94.5% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 9,109 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 4,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in shares of Unum Group by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 133,928 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,961,000 after buying an additional 16,702 shares during the period. 86.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.