NYSE:CNO CNO Financial Group (CNO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $56.18 +0.46 (+0.82%) As of 01:52 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About CNO Financial Group Stock (NYSE:CNO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CNO Financial Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$55.54▼$56.3550-Day Range$51.86▼$56.7152-Week Range$38.22▼$57.59Volume231,100 shsAverage Volume734,971 shsMarket Capitalization$5.20 billionP/E Ratio19.31Dividend Yield1.28%Price Target$56.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview CNO Financial Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. Through its operating companies, CNO provides insurance and related financial products designed primarily for middle-income Americans, including individuals and families approaching or living in retirement. CNO’s businesses include Bankers Life, which offers life insurance, annuities and long-term care products through agents; Colonial Penn, which markets life insurance directly to consumers; and Washington National, which provides supplemental health and life insurance products. Its offerings include Medicare supplement insurance, critical illness and accident coverage, individual life insurance, annuities and retirement-oriented products. The company’s distribution channels include career and independent agents, direct-to-consumer marketing and other insurance distribution partnerships. CNO’s operations primarily serve customers in the United States. The company traces its history to Conseco, Inc., which adopted the CNO Financial Group name in 2010. Gary C. Bhojwani serves as CNO Financial Group’s president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More CNO Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks60th Percentile Overall ScoreCNO MarketRank™: CNO Financial Group scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 519th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.8 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCNO Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for CNO Financial Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageCNO Financial Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about CNO Financial Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.70% Earnings GrowthEarnings for CNO Financial Group are expected to grow by 5.70% in the coming year, from $4.74 to $5.01 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CNO Financial Group is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CNO Financial Group is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.33.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCNO Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about CNO Financial Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.22% of the float of CNO Financial Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCNO Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.56, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CNO Financial Group has recently increased by 16.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCNO Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCNO Financial Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CNO Financial Group is 24.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, CNO Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.37% next year. This indicates that CNO Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about CNO Financial Group's dividend. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment1.06 News SentimentCNO Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for CNO Financial Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for CNO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added CNO Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.6 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, CNO Financial 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 $6,583,743.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.44% of the stock of CNO Financial Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions95.43% of the stock of CNO Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about CNO Financial Group's insider trading history. Receive CNO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNO Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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(CNO) Presents at KBW Insurance Conference 2026 TranscriptSeptember 10, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) Insider Sells 3,919 Shares of StockSeptember 3, 2026 | insidertrades.comAmerica Relied on Its Biggest Rival for This Military MetalAntimony strengthens ammunition, missiles, sensors, batteries and semiconductors, yet the US ceded most production to China over decades. Washington is now funding efforts to rebuild this critical metal supply chain domestically. One emerging company is applying modern technology to a historic North American antimony mine, positioning itself as processors seek secure supply.September 16 at 1:00 AM | i2i Marketing Group, LLC (Ad)CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) Discusses Worksite and Medicare Business Strategies and Growth Drivers TranscriptSeptember 1, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) Discusses Worksite and Medicare Business Strategies and Growth Drivers - SlideshowSeptember 1, 2026 | seekingalpha.comCNO Financial Highlights Growth in Worksite and Medicare OperationsSeptember 1, 2026 | tipranks.comCNO Financial Group to Present at the 2026 KBW Insurance Conference on September 10August 27, 2026 | prnewswire.comCNO Financial: Operating Momentum Is Strong, But Valuation Looks FullAugust 21, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines CNO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CNO shares performed this year? CNO Financial Group's stock was trading at $42.46 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNO stock has increased by 31.6% and is now trading at $55.86. How were CNO Financial Group's earnings last quarter? CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.29. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are CNO Financial Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of CNO Financial Group include BlackRock Inc. (14.34%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (2.62%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.06%) and Davis Asset Management L.P. (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Eric R Johnson, Matthew J Zimpfer, Scott L Goldberg, Paul H Mcdonough, Gary C Bhojwani, Rocco F Tarasi III, Karen Detoro, John R Kline, Jeremy David Williams, Karen J Detoro, Yvonne K Franzese, Jeanne L Linnenbringer and Michael E Mead. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of CNO Financial Group? Shares of CNO 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. What other stocks do shareholders of CNO Financial Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CNO Financial Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY). Company Calendar Record date for 6/24 Dividend6/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/24 Dividend6/10/2026Dividend Payable6/24/2026Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 9/24 Dividend9/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend9/10/2026Today9/16/2026Dividend Payable9/24/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/02/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (13m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 CNO's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. CNO has been in this zone for over 13 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:CNO CIK1224608 Webwww.cnoinc.com Phone(317) 817-6100Fax317-817-2847Employees3,300Year Founded1979Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for CNO Financial Group$56.00 High Price Target$70.00 Low Price Target$48.00 Potential Upside/Downside-0.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.40 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.91 Trailing P/E Ratio19.28 Forward P/E Ratio11.84 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$229.30 million Net Margins6.02% Pretax Margin7.66% Return on Equity18.76% Return on Assets1.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.65 Current Ratio0.17 Quick Ratio0.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.49 billion Price / Sales1.16 Cash Flow$6.88 per share Price / Cash Flow8.15 Book Value$27.67 per share Price / Book2.03Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares92,520,000Free Float89,338,000Market Cap$5.19 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.80 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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