NYSE:TMK - Torchmark Stock Price, News & Analysis

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 paid a dividend of $0.1725 per share on Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 3rd. View Torchmark's Dividend History.

Shares of Torchmark 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.02. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. Torchmark had a return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 16.26%. Torchmark's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.51 earnings per share. View Torchmark's Earnings History.

Torchmark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Torchmark.

Torchmark updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.67-6.77 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.68.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Torchmark's stock. Their predictions range from $78.00 to $86.00. On average, they expect Torchmark's share price to reach $82.6667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.2%. View Analyst Price Targets for Torchmark.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Torchmark in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Torchmark.

Press coverage about TMK stock has trended positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing 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 media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Torchmark.

Torchmark saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,261,600 shares, a decrease of 5.8% from the June 15th total of 3,460,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 436,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.5 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Torchmark's Current Options Chain.

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Torchmark's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.58%), BlackRock Inc. (6.92%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.79%), APG Asset Management N.V. (1.55%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.46%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.20%). Company insiders that own Torchmark stock include Bill Leavell, Carol A Mccoy, David Kendall Carlson, Frank M Svoboda, Gary L Coleman, James Eric Mcpartland, James Matthew Darden, John Henry Rogers Jr, Kenneth J Matson, Larry M Hutchison, Michael Clay Majors, Michael Shane Henrie, Paul J Zucconi, Robert Brian Mitchell, Robert W Ingram, Roger C Smith, Steven John Dichiaro, Vern D Herbel and W Michael Pressley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Torchmark.

TMK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Quest Capital Management Inc. ADV, Vanguard Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Torchmark company stock in the last year include Bill Leavell, Carol A Mccoy, David Kendall Carlson, Frank M Svoboda, Gary L Coleman, James Eric Mcpartland, James Matthew Darden, John Henry Rogers Jr, Kenneth J Matson, Larry M Hutchison, Michael Shane Henrie, Paul J Zucconi, Robert Brian Mitchell, Robert W Ingram and Vern D Herbel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Torchmark.

TMK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale and Freestone Capital Holdings LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Torchmark.

Shares of TMK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of TMK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $88.10.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $9.69 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]