NYSE:TMK - Torchmark Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Torchmark announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.1725 per share on Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $0.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. 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 minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell 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) announced 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 analysts' expectations of $1.07 billion. Torchmark had a net margin of 16.26% and a return on equity of 12.90%. View Torchmark's Earnings History.

1 brokers have issued twelve-month 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 21.9%. 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.

Media headlines about TMK stock have been trending very negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. 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), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), CNO Financial Group (CNO), FBL Financial Group (FFG), National Western Life Group (NWLI), Independence (IHC), Health Insurance Innovations (HIIQ), Citizens (CIA) and Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI).

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), Micron Technology (MU), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Home Depot (HD) and The Coca-Cola (KO).

One share of TMK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $110.14.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $12.11 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]