NYSE:TMK - Torchmark Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Torchmark declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Wednesday, August 1st. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, 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 distributed 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 18th. The insurance provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.02. The insurance provider earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. Torchmark had a net margin of 35.56% and a return on equity of 10.88%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.15 EPS. View Torchmark's Earnings History.

Torchmark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Torchmark.

8 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Torchmark's shares. Their predictions range from $67.00 to $97.00. On average, they expect Torchmark's share price to reach $82.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.4%. View Analyst Ratings for Torchmark.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Torchmark in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Torchmark include Manulife Financial (MFC), SWISS RE Ltd/S (SSREY), AVIVA PLC/ADR (AVVIY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), HANNOVER RUECK/S (HVRRY), Legal & General Group (LGEN), AMP (AMP), Lincoln National (LNC), OLD Mut PLC/ADR (ODMTY), AEGON (AEG), Athene (ATH), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), SONY Finl HOLDI/ADR (SNYFY), Voya Financial (VOYA) and Scor (SCRYY).

News stories about TMK stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the insurance provider an impact score of 45.51 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Torchmark's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.15%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.06%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. (0.03%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.03%). Company insiders that own Torchmark stock include Arvelia Bowie, Ben Lutek, Bill Leavell, Carol A Mccoy, Charles E Adair, Domenico Bertini, Frank M Svoboda, Gary L Coleman, James Eric Mcpartland, James Matthew Darden, John Henry Rogers Jr, Kenneth J Matson, Lamar C Smith, Larry M Hutchison, Lloyd W Newton, Melissa Jane Buchan, 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 Fisher Asset Management LLC and Bangor Savings Bank. Company insiders that have sold Torchmark company stock in the last year include Arvelia Bowie, Charles E Adair, 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 W Ingram, Roger C Smith, Steven John Dichiaro, Vern D Herbel and W Michael Pressley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Torchmark.

TMK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DnB Asset Management AS, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund and Legacy Private Trust Co.. 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 $83.43.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $9.47 billion and generates $4.16 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.45 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.82 on an earnings per share basis. Torchmark employs 3,102 workers across the globe.

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]