CNO Financial Group - CNO Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CNO Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings 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.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for CNO Financial Group's stock. Their CNO share price forecasts range from $19.00 to $25.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $23.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.4% from the stock's current price.
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CNO Financial Group's stock was trading at $23.84 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, CNO stock has decreased by 19.2% and is now trading at $19.27.
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CNO Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,150,000 shares, a decrease of 11.7% from the August 15th total of 4,700,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 888,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.7 days. Approximately 3.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
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CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.38. The financial services provider earned $855 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $905.90 million. CNO Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.60% and a net margin of 12.40%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.66 EPS.

CNO Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, September 23rd. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 8th.
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CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.12%. 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 14.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CNO will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.14% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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.

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CNO Financial Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNO."

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One share of CNO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.27.

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion and generates $4.12 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $441 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.79 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,350 workers across the globe.

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.