Q1 Earnings Estimate for Unum Group Issued By Zacks Research

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Unum Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.15. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.74 EPS.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.14 by ($0.11). Unum Group had a net margin of 13.81% and a return on equity of 14.91%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $79.00 price target (up from $74.00) on shares of Unum Group in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Evercore ISI raised shares of 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 research note on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of Unum Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Unum Group in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $91.00 price target on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Unum Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $81.17.

Unum Group Stock Performance

UNM traded down $0.72 during trading on Thursday, hitting $74.07. The stock had a trading volume of 1,204,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,129,832. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.82, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.80. The company's 50-day moving average price is $74.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.75. Unum Group has a twelve month low of $48.38 and a twelve month high of $79.43.

Unum Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, January 24th were given a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 24th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.27%. Unum Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 17.74%.

Unum Group declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase up to 7.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Unum Group

In other news, EVP Timothy Gerald Arnold sold 10,000 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 54,827 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,217,292.84. This represents a 15.43 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.93% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Unum Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in Unum Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $484,000. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI purchased a new position in shares of Unum Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $105,199,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Unum Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $249,000. Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Unum Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,963,000. Finally, State of Wyoming boosted its stake in shares of Unum Group by 61.0% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 11,074 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $809,000 after buying an additional 4,196 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.