Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.600-3.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.710. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Horace Mann Educators in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Horace Mann Educators from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of Horace Mann Educators from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $39.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Horace Mann Educators presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $43.33.
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Horace Mann Educators Stock Up 0.8 %
HMN traded up $0.32 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $41.14. 411,491 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 161,875. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $39.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.10 and a quick ratio of 0.09. Horace Mann Educators has a one year low of $31.81 and a one year high of $43.26. The company has a market cap of $1.68 billion, a PE ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 0.31.
Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.58. Horace Mann Educators had a net margin of 6.44% and a return on equity of 10.58%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Horace Mann Educators will post 3.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Horace Mann Educators Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. Horace Mann Educators's payout ratio is 54.84%.
Insider Activity at Horace Mann Educators
In related news, CEO Marita Zuraitis sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.37, for a total value of $149,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 294,324 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,998,887.88. The trade was a 1.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Beverley J. Mcclure sold 2,817 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.36, for a total value of $108,060.12. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 16,352 shares of the company's stock, valued at $627,262.72. This represents a 14.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 20,451 shares of company stock valued at $820,099 over the last ninety days. 3.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Horace Mann Educators
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Horace Mann Educators Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance holding company in the United States. The company operates through Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits segments. Its Property & Casualty segment offers insurance products, including private passenger auto insurance, residential home insurance, and personal umbrella insurance; and provides auto coverages including liability and collision, and property coverage for homeowners and renters.
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