Unum Group (UNM) Competitors $75.83 +0.40 (+0.53%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends UNM vs. PRU, PRI, LNC, CNO, CIA, AFL, MET, PFG, ARES, and INGShould you be buying Unum Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unum Group include Prudential Financial (PRU), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ares Management (ARES), and ING Groep (ING). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Unum Group vs. Prudential Financial Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Citizens Aflac MetLife Principal Financial Group Ares Management ING Groep Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking. Is UNM or PRU a better dividend stock? Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Prudential Financial pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Unum Group pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prudential Financial pays out 46.2% 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. Unum Group has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Prudential Financial has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, UNM or PRU? Unum Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prudential Financial has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer UNM or PRU? In the previous week, Prudential Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Unum Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Prudential Financial and 23 mentions for Unum Group. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Prudential Financial's score of 0.77 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unum Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prudential Financial 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer UNM or PRU? Unum Group currently has a consensus target price of $67.73, suggesting a potential downside of 10.69%. Prudential Financial has a consensus target price of $125.69, suggesting a potential downside of 1.74%. Given Prudential Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Prudential Financial is more favorable than Unum Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unum Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Prudential Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UNM or PRU? Prudential Financial received 456 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.25% of users gave Prudential Financial an outperform vote while only 47.19% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnum GroupOutperform Votes39447.19% Underperform Votes44152.81% Prudential FinancialOutperform Votes85064.25% Underperform Votes47335.75% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, UNM or PRU? Prudential Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Unum Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prudential Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnum Group$12.71B1.09$1.28B$9.248.21Prudential Financial$50.89B0.89$2.49B$11.2511.37 Is UNM or PRU more profitable? Unum Group has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Prudential Financial's net margin of 6.03%. Prudential Financial's return on equity of 15.30% beat Unum Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unum Group13.76% 15.21% 2.49% Prudential Financial 6.03%15.30%0.63% Do insiders & institutionals believe in UNM or PRU? 86.6% of Unum Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Prudential Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Prudential Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPrudential Financial beats Unum Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide Get Unum Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNM 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 UNM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnum GroupAccident & health insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.85B$25.00B$11.03B$20.15BDividend Yield2.33%2.30%10.28%3.50%P/E Ratio8.2110.3145.2844.55Price / Sales1.091.76225.5717.75Price / Cash8.6711.4629.6321.28Price / Book1.261.764.244.71Net Income$1.28B$1.71B$1.02B$986.85M7 Day Performance3.61%1.21%1.33%3.76%1 Month Performance19.53%5.83%4.23%4.65%1 Year Performance77.46%37.18%26.40%27.72% Unum Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNMUnum Group4.8084 of 5 stars$75.83+0.5%$67.73-10.7%+77.5%$13.85B$12.71B8.2110,812Insider TradePRUPrudential Financial4.9567 of 5 stars$126.26+1.7%$125.69-0.4%+34.5%$44.95B$50.89B11.2240,658Ex-DividendAnalyst RevisionPRIPrimerica4.6863 of 5 stars$297.45+1.3%$288.33-3.1%+43.3%$9.93B$2.82B22.513,450Analyst UpgradeBuyback AnnouncementLNCLincoln National4.6773 of 5 stars$34.86+1.7%$33.00-5.3%+47.1%$5.94B$11.65B24.9011,024CNOCNO Financial Group4.2435 of 5 stars$39.38+1.4%$34.50-12.4%+53.4%$4.06B$4.15B15.883,500Insider TradeCIACitizens1.5569 of 5 stars$4.80+3.2%N/A+45.3%$239.57M$240.68M11.23220Analyst RevisionGap UpAFLAflac4.5645 of 5 stars$112.09+1.7%$97.93-12.6%+36.4%$62.27B$18.70B16.8812,785News CoverageMETMetLife4.9846 of 5 stars$85.35+3.3%$88.46+3.7%+37.5%$59.09B$66.91B17.2145,000PFGPrincipal Financial Group3.2839 of 5 stars$84.80+0.8%$85.92+1.3%+18.7%$19.40B$13.67B-94.2219,800Analyst ForecastARESAres Management4.1966 of 5 stars$175.19+1.9%$166.36-5.0%+61.2%$54.84B$5.08B80.652,850Insider TradeNews CoverageINGING Groep3.8364 of 5 stars$15.65-0.3%N/A+10.6%$54.73B$24.43B7.0246,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prudential Financial Competitors Primerica Competitors Lincoln National Competitors CNO Financial Group Competitors Citizens Competitors Aflac Competitors MetLife Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Ares Management Competitors ING Groep 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:UNM) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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