NYSE:CNO CNO Financial Group - CNO Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding CNO Financial Group, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $21.12 +0.16 (+0.76%) (As of 03/24/2023 05:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$20.36▼$21.1250-Day Range$20.96▼$26.1152-Week Range$16.56▼$26.35Volume1.34 million shsAverage Volume983,433 shsMarket Capitalization$2.41 billionP/E Ratio6.27Dividend Yield2.65%Price Target$25.50 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability CNO Financial Group MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.25 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside20.7% Upside$25.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.26% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.18Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment1.18Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$627,713 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth7.06%From $2.69 to $2.88 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.07 out of 5 starsFinance Sector119th out of 868 stocksAccident & Health Insurance Industry2nd out of 4 stocks 2.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCNO Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $25.50, CNO Financial Group has a forecasted upside of 20.7% from its current price of $21.12.Amount of Analyst CoverageCNO Financial Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.26% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CNO Financial Group has recently decreased by 18.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCNO Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCNO Financial Group has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CNO Financial Group is 16.62%. 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 19.44% next year. This indicates that CNO Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.2 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreCNO Financial Group has received a 60.54% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Pre-retirement counseling", "Life annuities", and "Life insurance services for individuals" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for CNO Financial Group is -0.18. Previous Next 3.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentCNO Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for CNO Financial Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added CNO Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership 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 $627,713.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.70% of the stock of CNO Financial Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.15% 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for CNO Financial Group are expected to grow by 7.06% in the coming year, from $2.69 to $2.88 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CNO Financial Group is 6.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 114.54.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CNO Financial Group is 6.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 133.38.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCNO Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) StockCNO Financial Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company, which engages in developing, marketing, and administering health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance and other insurance products. It operates through the following segments: Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn. The Bankers Life segment markets and distributes medicare supplement insurance, interest-sensitive life insurance, traditional life insurance, fixed annuities and long-term care insurance products to the middle-income senior market through a dedicated field force of career agents and sales managers supported by a network of community-based sales offices. The Washington National segment markets and distributes supplemental health including specified disease, accident and hospital indemnity insurance products and life insurance to middle-income consumers at home and at the worksite. The Colonial Penn segment markets primarily graded benefit and simplified issue life insurance directly to customers in the senior middle-income market through television advertising, direct mail, the Internet and telemarketing. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.Read More 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. Email Address CNO Stock News HeadlinesMarch 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial Group Donates to 17 Nonprofits Through its Annual Invested in Giving Back® Charity Program and Honors its Volunteer of the YearMarch 19, 2023 | nasdaq.comInteresting CNO Put Options For May 19thMarch 24, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Buy THIS stock before Taiwan is attacked... If the United States goes to war with another nuclear armed superpower, this could have a devastating impact on your retirement portfolio. 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But the good news is, if China invades Taiwan, there is a way to protect yourself.March 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comOptavise Annual Benefits Broker Survey: Employers Turn to Voluntary Benefits, Communications Support from Brokers to Rein in Healthcare CostsFebruary 23, 2023 | nasdaq.comFirst Week of April 21st Options Trading For CNO Financial GroupFebruary 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 ResultsFebruary 7, 2023 | marketwatch.comCommercial Litigation Crowdfunding Platform Market With Massive Data and Availability to Hamper the Industry Growth | 126 Pages ReportFebruary 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWill Prudential (PRU) Pull Off a Surprise in Q4 Earnings?February 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWill Cincinnati Financial (CINF) Beat Estimates in Q4 Earnings?January 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial (CNO) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q4 ReleaseJanuary 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial Group to Hold Investor Day on Thursday, February 23January 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDo Options Traders Know Something About CNO Financial (CNO) Stock We Don't?January 13, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comRBC Capital Keeps Their Buy Rating on CNO Financial (CNO)January 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comShould You Be Impressed By CNO Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNO) ROE?January 5, 2023 | thestreet.comCNO Financial Group Rises On Unusually High Volume (CNO)December 9, 2022 | seekingalpha.comCNO Financial Group promotes Jean Linnenbringer to COODecember 8, 2022 | marketwatch.comCNO Fincl Names Linnenbringer as Operations Chief, Mead as Information OfficerDecember 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial (CNO) Rises 24.9% in 3 Months: More Growth Ahead?November 17, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.comWhere CNO Finl Group Stands With AnalystsNovember 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial Group Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsNovember 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCNO Financial Group Declares $0.14 Quarterly DividendSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart 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. Email Address CNO Company Calendar Last Earnings2/07/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/24 Dividend3/09/2023Today3/24/2023Dividend Payable3/24/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)5/01/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Accident & health insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:CNO CUSIP12621E10 CIK1224608 Webwww.cnoinc.com Phone(317) 817-6100Fax317-817-2847Employees3,400Year Founded1979Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$25.50 High Stock Price Forecast$28.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$23.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+23.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.37 Trailing P/E Ratio6.11 Forward P/E Ratio7.65 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$396.80 million Net Margins11.09% Pretax Margin14.46% Return on Equity12.74% Return on Assets0.81% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.98 Current Ratio0.19 Quick Ratio0.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.58 billion Price / Sales0.66 Cash Flow$5.04 per share Price / Cash Flow4.08 Book Value$12.24 per share Price / Book1.68Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares114,220,000Free Float111,137,000Market Cap$2.35 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.15 Social Links Key ExecutivesGary C. BhojwaniChief Executive Officer & DirectorJean LinnenbringerChief Operations OfficerPaul H. McDonoughChief Financial OfficerMike MeadChief Information Officer & Senior Vice PresidentPat CaseyChief Technology Officer & Vice PresidentKey CompetitorsUnum GroupNYSE:UNMSimmons First NationalNASDAQ:SFNCSITE CentersNYSE:SITCArtisan Partners Asset ManagementNYSE:APAMSabra Health Care REITNASDAQ:SBRAView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsMetLife Investment Management LLCSold 1,450 shares on 3/23/2023Ownership: 0.113%Matthew J ZimpferSold 3,308 sharesTotal: $85,511.80 ($25.85/share)Voya Investment Management LLCSold 6,433 shares on 2/28/2023Ownership: 0.129%Matthew J ZimpferSold 4,188 sharesTotal: $109,013.64 ($26.03/share)Macquarie Group Ltd.Sold 2,944 shares on 2/21/2023Ownership: 0.126%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions CNO Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell CNO Financial Group stock right now? 4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CNO Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CNO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CNO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View CNO analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is CNO Financial Group's stock price forecast for 2023? 4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for CNO Financial Group's stock. Their CNO share price forecasts range from $23.00 to $28.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $25.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for CNO or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have CNO shares performed in 2023? CNO Financial Group's stock was trading at $22.85 at the start of the year. Since then, CNO stock has decreased by 9.5% and is now trading at $20.68. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting CNO Financial Group? CNO Financial Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,510,000 shares, a drop of 18.2% from the February 13th total of 3,070,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 800,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View CNO Financial Group's Short Interest. When is CNO Financial Group's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 1st 2023. View our CNO earnings forecast. How were CNO Financial Group's earnings last quarter? CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.56. The financial services provider earned $973.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $910.10 million. CNO Financial Group had a net margin of 11.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.74%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. How often does CNO Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for CNO Financial Group? CNO Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, March 24th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 9th. Read our dividend analysis for CNO. What ETFs hold CNO Financial Group's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF (XMVM), ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV), Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV), Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC), Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (SMDY), iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) and iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL). Is CNO Financial Group a good dividend stock? CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.54%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 16.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CNO will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.44% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for CNO. What is Gary C. Bhojwani's approval rating as CNO Financial Group's CEO? 34 employees have rated CNO Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Gary C. Bhojwani on Glassdoor.com. Gary C. Bhojwani has an approval rating of 69% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of CNO Financial Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other CNO Financial Group investors own include Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), AbbVie (ABBV), Energy Transfer (ET), Bank of America (BAC), Walt Disney (DIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T) and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC). What is CNO Financial Group's stock symbol? CNO Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNO." Who are CNO Financial Group's major shareholders? CNO Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Pzena Investment Management LLC (6.67%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (6.37%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.86%), LSV Asset Management (4.43%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.38%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (2.33%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce K Baude, Charles J Jacklin, David B Foss, Ellyn L Brown, Frederick James Sievert, Gary C Bhojwani, John R Kline, Matthew J Zimpfer, Paul H Mcdonough, Robert C Greving and Scott L Goldberg. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is CNO Financial Group's stock price today? One share of CNO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.68. How much money does CNO Financial Group make? CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion and generates $3.58 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $396.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.37 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does CNO Financial Group have? The company employs 3,400 workers across the globe. How can I contact CNO Financial Group? CNO Financial Group's mailing address is 11825 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET, CARMEL IN, 46032. The official website for the company is www.cnoinc.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (317) 817-6100, via email at jennifer.childe@cnoinc.com, or via fax at 317-817-2847. 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