Unum Group (UNM) Competitors $79.79 -3.12 (-3.76%) As of 02:11 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNM vs. MET, PRU, PRI, LNC, CNO, CIA, AFL, PFG, BCS, and ALLShould you be buying Unum Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unum Group include MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Aflac (AFL), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Barclays (BCS), and Allstate (ALL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Unum Group vs. MetLife Prudential Financial Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Citizens Aflac Principal Financial Group Barclays Allstate Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings. Is UNM or MET more profitable? Unum Group has a net margin of 13.81% compared to MetLife's net margin of 6.19%. MetLife's return on equity of 20.42% beat Unum Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unum Group13.81% 14.91% 2.53% MetLife 6.19%20.42%0.86% Do institutionals & insiders believe in UNM or MET? 86.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MetLife shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, UNM or MET? Unum Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is UNM or MET a better dividend stock? Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Unum Group pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 36.5% 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 increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and MetLife has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Does the media favor UNM or MET? In the previous week, MetLife had 23 more articles in the media than Unum Group. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for MetLife and 23 mentions for Unum Group. MetLife's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Unum Group's score of 1.04 indicating that MetLife is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unum Group 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MetLife 30 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate UNM or MET? Unum Group presently has a consensus target price of $87.86, indicating a potential upside of 5.94%. MetLife has a consensus target price of $94.85, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MetLife 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) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79MetLife 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Which has better earnings & valuation, UNM or MET? MetLife has higher revenue and earnings than Unum Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnum Group$12.79B1.15$1.78B$9.478.76MetLife$69.90B0.81$4.43B$5.9713.84 Does the MarketBeat Community favor UNM or MET? MetLife received 553 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.90% of users gave MetLife an outperform vote while only 47.60% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnum GroupOutperform Votes40747.60% Underperform Votes44852.40% MetLifeOutperform Votes96073.90% Underperform Votes33926.10% SummaryMetLife beats Unum Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$14.66B$24.93B$11.41B$19.62BDividend Yield2.10%2.31%5.41%3.78%P/E Ratio8.768.9422.7533.46Price / Sales1.151.6325.6226.71Price / Cash8.999.0517.6217.54Price / Book1.381.822.754.61Net Income$1.78B$2.30B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.29%0.89%-0.57%-0.77%1 Month Performance2.02%0.67%495.45%-1.26%1 Year Performance52.78%28.57%537.11%4.22% Unum Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNMUnum Group4.9065 of 5 stars$79.79-3.8%$87.86+10.1%+53.3%$14.11B$12.79B8.4310,900Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMETMetLife4.9863 of 5 stars$80.07+1.1%$94.58+18.1%+12.8%$54.72B$69.90B13.4645,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownPRUPrudential Financial4.8568 of 5 stars$111.59+1.4%$126.15+13.1%-3.0%$40.06B$70.65B14.9839,900Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPRIPrimerica4.3201 of 5 stars$284.09+0.3%$309.86+9.1%+17.3%$9.46B$3.09B20.703,440Gap DownLNCLincoln National4.8244 of 5 stars$35.84+0.5%$37.40+4.3%+20.1%$6.13B$17.99B1.9610,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownCNOCNO Financial Group4.1001 of 5 stars$41.63+0.4%$40.50-2.7%+57.9%$4.19B$4.45B11.173,350Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCIACitizens0.7641 of 5 stars$4.58-1.7%N/A+130.1%$230.82M$245.00M10.76220Options VolumeGap DownAFLAflac4.4435 of 5 stars$110.88+1.0%$103.36-6.8%+32.3%$60.75B$19.13B11.5912,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9237 of 5 stars$84.15+1.3%$85.92+2.1%+1.0%$19.03B$16.13B12.6319,300Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBCSBarclays4.1327 of 5 stars$15.35-0.3%N/A+67.1%$55.25B$26.23B8.3592,900Gap DownALLAllstate4.8273 of 5 stars$206.86+0.2%$219.80+6.3%+19.2%$54.94B$64.12B12.2054,500Analyst Downgrade Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MetLife Competitors Prudential Financial Competitors Primerica Competitors Lincoln National Competitors CNO Financial Group Competitors Citizens Competitors Aflac Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Barclays Competitors Allstate Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNM) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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