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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 3rd. View Torchmark's Dividend History.

Torchmark's stock split on the morning of Wednesday, July 2nd 2014. The 3-2 split was announced on Tuesday, April 29th 2014. The newly created 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 quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the 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 return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 16.26%. View Torchmark's Earnings History.

1 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Torchmark's stock. Their forecasts range from $86.00 to $86.00. On average, they anticipate Torchmark's stock price to reach $86.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.9%. 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 stories about TMK stock have trended extremely negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a daily sentiment score of -4.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. 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), 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 $95.48.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $10.50 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]