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. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date 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 issued 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 18th. The insurance provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.02. The insurance provider earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. Torchmark had a return on equity of 10.88% and a net margin of 35.56%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.15 earnings per share. 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 1-year target prices for Torchmark's stock. 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 1.5%. 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), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Athene (ATH), Voya Financial (VOYA), SONY Finl HOLDI/ADR (SNYFY) and Scor (SCRYY).

Media coverage about TMK stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Torchmark earned a daily sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 45.72 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Torchmark's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include James Investment Research Inc. (0.24%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.15%), Davis R M Inc. (0.12%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.10%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.07%) and DnB Asset Management AS (0.06%). 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 Channing Capital Management LLC, World Asset Management Inc, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Hartford Investment Management Co., LS Investment Advisors LLC, Bangor Savings Bank, Monument Capital Management and Amalgamated 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, DnB Asset Management AS, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. 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 $83.47.

Torchmark has a market capitalization of $9.48 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]