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

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) updated 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 earnings per share estimate of 9.100. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Unum Group Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of UNM stock traded down $0.32 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $75.91. The company had a trading volume of 1,257,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,053,594. Unum Group has a fifty-two week low of $46.64 and a fifty-two week high of $77.69. 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 company’s fifty day moving average is $74.22 and its 200 day moving average is $64.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.86 billion, a PE ratio of 8.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.80.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 15.21%. Research analysts expect 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 $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.21%. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on UNM shares. UBS Group upgraded Unum Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Unum Group from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Unum Group in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $91.00 price target for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Unum Group from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $67.00 to $84.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Timothy Gerald Arnold sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,217,292.84. The trade was a 15.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Walter Lynn Rice, Jr. sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.56, for a total transaction of $104,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 8,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $581,591.16. This trade represents a 15.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 102,914 shares of company stock valued at $7,677,945 over the last quarter. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.