CNO Financial Group Company Profile (NYSE:CNO)

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

CNO Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Monday, September 25th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 8th. View CNO Financial Group's Dividend History.

CNO Financial Group announced that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 8.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.03. The firm earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. CNO Financial Group had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 5.74%. CNO Financial Group's revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.26 earnings per share. View CNO Financial Group's Earnings History.

CNO Financial Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 30th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for CNO Financial Group.

8 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for CNO Financial Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate CNO Financial Group's stock price to reach $20.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for CNO Financial Group.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about CNO Financial Group stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "CNO Financial's shares have outperformed the industry in last one year. The company’s investments in technological innovations impress. In addition, it is strategizing to reduce long-term care exposure via run-off of existing non-performing businesses and increasing focus on growth of other potential business lines. Strong capital management supports its long-term growth. The company’s second-quarter 2017 earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate and grew year over year on higher revenues. However, its low market share in some product lines poses risk of limiting business opportunities going forward. Also, suspension of its share buyback plan might have affected its bottom line. Its margin is heavily affected by its high level of debt that increases the borrowing cost." (8/7/2017)
• 2. Wells Fargo & Company analysts commented, "We are bringing down 2018E EPS to $1.68 from $1.70 and 2019E to $1.83 from $1.85 to reflect higher assumed corporate expenses. We think the weakness in CNO shares today (down 2.82% versus down 0.12% in S&P 500 and down 0.72% in S&P 500 Life and Health Insurance Index) was mostly due to the lack of a long-term care solution announcement, and the target of “modest” organic ROE improvement over the next several years." (6/5/2017)

Some companies that are related to CNO Financial Group include Voya Financial (VOYA), StanCorp Financial Group (SFG), Symetra Financial (SYA), Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX), Just Group PLC (JUST), Just Group PLC (JRP), Chesnara Plc (CSN), GWG Holdings (GWGH), Friends Life Group Ltd (RSL), Friends Life Group Ltd (FLG), Just Group PLC (JRG), Protective Life Corp. (PL) and Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (SL).

CNO Financial Group's management team includes the folowing people:

• Gary C. Bhojwani, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Edward J. Bonach, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Erik M. Helding, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Mike Heard, President - Washington National Segment
• Joel Schwartz, President - Colonial Penn Segment
• Bruce Baude, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Executive Vice President
• Matthew J. Zimpfer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel
• Susan L. Menzel, Executive Vice President - Human Resources
• Christopher J. Nickele, Executive Vice President, Chief Actuary
• John R. Kline, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

CNO Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.87%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.78%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.84%), State Street Corp (4.14%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.83%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (3.16%). Company insiders that own CNO Financial Group stock include Bruce K Baude, Christopher J Nickele, Edward J Bonach, John R Kline, Matthew J Zimpfer, Neal C Schneider, Scott R Perry and Susan L Menzel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for CNO Financial Group.

CNO Financial Group's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Huber Capital Management LLC, Voya Investment Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Denver Investment Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Artemis Investment Management LLP. Company insiders that have sold CNO Financial Group stock in the last year include Christopher J Nickele, Edward J Bonach, John R Kline, Neal C Schneider and Susan L Menzel. View Insider Buying and Selling for CNO Financial Group.

CNO Financial Group's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, AJO LP, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Prudential Financial Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, LSV Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for CNO Financial Group.

Shares of CNO Financial Group can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CNO Financial Group stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.65.