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Unum Group (UNM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$80.48 +1.51 (+1.91%)
Closing price 07/16/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$79.26 -1.22 (-1.51%)
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About Unum Group Stock (NYSE:UNM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$79.25
$80.55
50-Day Range
$77.77
$82.15
52-Week Range
$51.80
$84.48
Volume
1.29 million shs
Average Volume
1.33 million shs
Market Capitalization
$14.03 billion
P/E Ratio
9.48
Dividend Yield
2.09%
Price Target
$90.14
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Unum Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

UNM MarketRank™: 

Unum Group scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 933 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Unum Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Unum Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Unum Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Unum Group are expected to grow by 7.99% in the coming year, from $9.14 to $9.87 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Unum Group is 9.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Unum Group is 9.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.10.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Unum Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Unum Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Unum Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.05% of the float of Unum Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unum Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unum Group has recently decreased by 96.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Unum Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Unum Group has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Unum Group is 19.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Unum Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.02% next year. This indicates that Unum Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Unum Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.05% of the float of Unum Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unum Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unum Group has recently decreased by 96.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Unum Group has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Unum Group this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for UNM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Unum Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Unum Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $800,000.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.92% of the stock of Unum Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.57% of the stock of Unum Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Unum Group's insider trading history.
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UNM Stock News Headlines

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UNM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Unum Group's stock was trading at $73.03 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UNM shares have increased by 10.2% and is now trading at $80.4760.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.19 by $0.15. Unum Group's revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Unum Group's board authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, February 18th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 7.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Unum Group subsidiaries include Jaimini Health, Pramerica Życie TUiR SA, LeaveLogic, H&J Capital, National Dental Plan Limited, Paul Revere Corp., AlwaysCare Benefits Inc., and more.

Top institutional investors of Unum Group include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.24%), D. Scott Neal Inc. (0.15%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.13%) and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Q Simonds, Steven Andrew Zabel, Gloria C Larson, Timothy Gerald Arnold, Puneet Bhasin, Elizabeth Claire Ahmed, Christopher W Pyne, Hanley Ronald P O, Lisa G Iglesias and Walter Lynn Rice Jr.
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Shares of UNM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unum Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Arista Networks (ANET), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/16 Dividend
4/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
4/25/2025
Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Today
7/16/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
7/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - ACC & HLTH
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:UNM
CIK
5513
Employees
11,063
Year Founded
1848

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$108.00
Low Price Target
$63.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.79
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.49
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.48
Forward P/E Ratio
8.80
P/E Growth
1.24
Net Income
$1.78 billion
Net Margins
12.31%
Pretax Margin
15.65%
Return on Equity
14.17%
Return on Assets
2.46%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.31
Current Ratio
0.30
Quick Ratio
0.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.89 billion
Price / Sales
1.09
Cash Flow
$10.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.53
Book Value
$60.02 per share
Price / Book
1.34

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
174,360,000
Free Float
172,758,000
Market Cap
$14.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.41

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This page (NYSE:UNM) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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