CNO Financial Group (CNO) Competitors $37.52 -0.76 (-1.99%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CNO vs. UNM, PRI, LNC, CIA, AFL, MET, PRU, PFG, SUI, and EGShould you be buying CNO Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNO Financial Group include Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), Citizens (CIA), Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Sun Communities (SUI), and Everest Group (EG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. CNO Financial Group vs. Unum Group Primerica Lincoln National Citizens Aflac MetLife Prudential Financial Principal Financial Group Sun Communities Everest Group CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) and Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate CNO or UNM? CNO Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $35.80, indicating a potential downside of 4.58%. Unum Group has a consensus target price of $70.64, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Given Unum Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unum Group is more favorable than CNO Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CNO Financial Group 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Unum Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is CNO or UNM a better dividend stock? CNO Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. CNO Financial Group pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unum Group pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CNO Financial Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Unum Group has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Unum Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNO or UNM? 95.4% of CNO Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of CNO Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unum Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CNO or UNM more profitable? Unum Group has a net margin of 13.76% compared to CNO Financial Group's net margin of 6.06%. CNO Financial Group's return on equity of 17.53% beat Unum Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CNO Financial Group6.06% 17.53% 1.18% Unum Group 13.76%15.21%2.49% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNO or UNM? Unum Group received 17 more outperform votes than CNO Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.07% of users gave CNO Financial Group an outperform vote while only 47.25% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCNO Financial GroupOutperform Votes37862.07% Underperform Votes23137.93% Unum GroupOutperform Votes39547.25% Underperform Votes44152.75% Does the media prefer CNO or UNM? In the previous week, CNO Financial Group and CNO Financial Group both had 9 articles in the media. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CNO Financial Group's score of 0.76 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CNO Financial Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unum Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, CNO or UNM? Unum Group has higher revenue and earnings than CNO Financial Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNO Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCNO Financial Group$4.52B0.86$276.50M$2.4815.13Unum Group$12.71B1.05$1.28B$9.247.89 Which has more volatility and risk, CNO or UNM? CNO Financial Group has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unum Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUnum Group beats CNO Financial Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Jack Carter Trading"X-Ray Vision" could find thousands of hidden market opportunitiesLet me show you how I trade with “X-Ray vision.” You see, most “trend” traders only use one trend filter when looking for an optimal buy signal. And that can be a big mistake because you can’t see if you’re in a “True Trend.” But my newest trading tool is designed to only target the best, most stable stocks… Using 3 trend filters… which are these green, yellow, and red lines.Just tap here to join the presentation. Get CNO Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCNO Financial GroupAccident & health insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.87B$23.00B$10.62B$19.60BDividend Yield1.67%2.39%10.21%3.51%P/E Ratio15.139.7435.1843.90Price / Sales0.861.613,096.3717.45Price / Cash12.0411.0629.8421.72Price / Book1.901.952.775.46Net Income$276.50M$1.71B$1.03B$986.21M7 Day Performance-0.79%-1.22%-1.27%-2.15%1 Month Performance-3.67%-4.44%-0.04%1.28%1 Year Performance42.39%27.22%15.72%16.45% CNO Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNOCNO Financial Group4.2215 of 5 stars$37.52-2.0%$35.80-4.6%+42.4%$3.95B$4.52B15.133,500UNMUnum Group4.724 of 5 stars$73.97+0.2%$70.64-4.5%+67.3%$13.51B$12.71B7.9510,812Positive NewsPRIPrimerica4.2749 of 5 stars$279.70-0.5%$293.50+4.9%+33.5%$9.33B$3.07B21.393,450LNCLincoln National4.8412 of 5 stars$32.88-0.2%$33.25+1.1%+16.7%$5.60B$11.65B23.5411,024CIACitizens0.9374 of 5 stars$4.21+1.7%N/A+39.9%$210.11M$248.38M9.63220AFLAflac4.3561 of 5 stars$104.28-0.2%$98.73-5.3%+27.5%$57.93B$18.70B15.7412,785Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9362 of 5 stars$82.60-0.5%$88.62+7.3%+22.4%$57.19B$70.55B16.7345,000PRUPrudential Financial4.9556 of 5 stars$120.69+0.2%$126.33+4.7%+14.5%$42.97B$50.89B10.7140,658Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9065 of 5 stars$78.74-0.2%$84.75+7.6%-1.2%$18.01B$13.67B-87.6819,800Positive NewsSUISun Communities4.7005 of 5 stars$123.11+0.7%$137.08+11.3%-8.3%$15.68B$3.22B65.706,780News CoverageEGEverest Group4.7977 of 5 stars$358.33-1.2%$430.00+20.0%-0.3%$15.40B$14.59B5.682,844Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNM Competitors PRI Competitors LNC Competitors CIA Competitors AFL Competitors MET Competitors PRU Competitors PFG Competitors SUI Competitors EG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CNO) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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