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

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

Torchmark announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 5th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Wednesday, August 1st. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, 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 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.02. The insurance provider earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. Torchmark had a return on equity of 10.88% and a net margin of 35.56%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Torchmark's shares. Their predictions range from $67.00 to $97.00. On average, they anticipate Torchmark's share price to reach $82.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Torchmark.

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

Media stories about TMK stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a coverage optimism score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the insurance provider an impact score of 44.67 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Torchmark's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.01%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.72%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (1.68%), Boston Partners (1.34%), Northern Trust Corp (1.14%) and SPF Beheer BV (0.79%). 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 Boston Partners, Millennium Management LLC, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Swiss National Bank, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and California Public Employees Retirement System. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd., American Century Companies Inc., DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Legal & General Group Plc, Barclays PLC and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. 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 $84.05.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $9.55 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]