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. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 issued shares were payable 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 quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 16.26% and a return on equity of 12.90%. View Torchmark's Earnings History.

1 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Torchmark's shares. 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 22.5%. 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.

Press coverage about TMK stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media 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 Principal Financial Group (PFG), AFLAC (AFL), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), Citizens (CIA), CNO Financial Group (CNO), FBL Financial Group (FFG), Health Insurance Innovations (HIIQ), Independence (IHC), Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI), Lincoln National (LNC), Metlife (MET), National Western Life Group (NWLI), Primerica (PRI), Prudential Financial (PRU) and Unum Group (UNM).

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), The Coca-Cola (KO) and Mcdonald's (MCD).

One share of TMK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $110.95.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $12.20 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]