Zacks Research Forecasts Unum Group’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:UNM)

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Unum Group in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 23rd. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.33. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Unum Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.58 EPS.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.19 by ($0.15). Unum Group had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 12.31%. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.12 EPS. Unum Group’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on UNM. UBS Group set a $89.00 price objective on shares of Unum Group and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $76.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $87.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Unum Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Unum Group from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $108.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $88.29.

Unum Group Price Performance

Shares of Unum Group stock opened at $80.47 on Thursday. Unum Group has a 52-week low of $49.63 and a 52-week high of $84.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.71 and a 200-day moving average of $77.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.30.

Unum Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 25th were paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.09%. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Unum Group

In other news, EVP Elizabeth Claire Ahmed sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $800,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 51,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,093,600. This trade represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.92% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Unum Group

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Unum Group by 13.8% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 293,687 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $23,924,000 after buying an additional 35,651 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank purchased a new position in shares of Unum Group in the first quarter worth approximately $1,145,000. Modern Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Unum Group in the first quarter worth approximately $203,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Unum Group in the first quarter worth approximately $3,221,000. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Unum Group by 2.2% in the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 6,308 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $514,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.57% of the company’s stock.

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.