NYSE:TMK - Torchmark Stock Price, Forecast & News

Torchmark trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TMK."

Torchmark declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 5th will be given a dividend of $0.1725 per share on Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 3rd. View Torchmark's Dividend History.

Torchmark shares split before market open on Wednesday, July 2nd 2014. The 3-2 split was announced on Tuesday, April 29th 2014. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, July 1st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Torchmark stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Torchmark Co. (NYSE:TMK) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.06. The insurance provider earned $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. Torchmark had a return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 16.26%. View Torchmark's Earnings History.

Torchmark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Torchmark.

1 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Torchmark's stock. Their forecasts range from $86.00 to $86.00. On average, they expect Torchmark's stock price to reach $86.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Torchmark.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Torchmark in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Torchmark.

News articles about TMK stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Torchmark.

Some companies that are related to Torchmark include Metlife (MET), AFLAC (AFL), Prudential Financial (PRU), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Lincoln National (LNC), Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), CNO Financial Group (CNO), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), FBL Financial Group (FFG), National Western Life Group (NWLI), Independence (IHC), Citizens (CIA), Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI) and Health Insurance Innovations (HIIQ).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Torchmark investors own include InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), AFLAC (AFL), Stag Industrial (STAG), PepsiCo (PEP), Procter & Gamble (PG), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Home Depot (HD), Mcdonald's (MCD) and United Parcel Service (UPS).

One share of TMK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.79.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $11.52 billion and generates $4.30 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $701.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.13 on an earnings per share basis. Torchmark employs 3,102 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Torchmark.

The official website for Torchmark is http://www.torchmarkcorp.com/.

Torchmark's mailing address is 3700 South Stonebridge Drive, McKinney TX, 75070. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 972-569-4000 or via email at [email protected]