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Unum Group (UNM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$95.95 +1.03 (+1.09%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Unum Group Stock (NYSE:UNM)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$93.97
$96.01
50-Day Range
$83.50
$96.36
52-Week Range
$69.02
$96.77
Volume
2.77 million shs
Average Volume
1.51 million shs
Market Capitalization
$15.19 billion
P/E Ratio
22.37
Dividend Yield
2.11%
Price Target
$99.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Unum Group is an insurance company that provides financial protection and employee benefits through workplace and individual products. Its offerings include disability insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness coverage, and related benefits designed to help individuals and families manage income loss and other financial risks.

The company serves employers, employees, and individual customers primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Its products are distributed through employers, insurance brokers, benefits advisers, and other intermediaries. Unum also provides services that support claims management, absence management, and workplace well-being.

Unum Group operates through the Unum and Colonial Life brands. Colonial Life focuses on voluntary workplace benefits, while Unum provides group and individual insurance products, including coverage for disability, life, and supplemental health needs. The company traces its history to 1848, when Union Mutual Life Insurance Company was founded in Maine, and has expanded through mergers and acquisitions over its corporate history.

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Unum Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

UNM MarketRank™: 

Unum Group scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 149th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Unum Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Unum Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Unum Group has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Unum Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Unum Group are expected to grow by 8.91% in the coming year, from $8.64 to $9.41 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Unum Group is 22.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Unum Group is 22.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.32.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Unum Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.00. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Unum Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Unum Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.68% of the float of Unum Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unum Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.34, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unum Group has recently increased by 24.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Unum Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Unum Group has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Unum Group is 47.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Unum Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.47% next year. This indicates that Unum Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Unum Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Unum Group has a news sentiment score of 0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Unum Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for UNM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Unum Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Unum Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $988,396.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.00% of the stock of Unum Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.57% of the stock of Unum Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Unum Group's insider trading history.
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UNM Stock News Headlines

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) EVP Sells $377,760.00 in Stock
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Director Sells $404,286.00 in Stock
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UNM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Unum Group's stock was trading at $77.54 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UNM shares have increased by 23.3% and is now trading at $95.5750.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The financial services provider reported $2.16 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.16. The company's revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Unum Group's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, August 26th 2026, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Unum Group: Jaimini Health, Pramerica Życie TUiR SA, LeaveLogic, H&J Capital, National Dental Plan Limited, Paul Revere Corp., AlwaysCare Benefits Inc., and others.

Unum Group's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.37%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.77%), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (0.59%) and Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Gloria C Larson, Steven Andrew Zabel, Timothy Gerald Arnold, Puneet Bhasin, Christopher W Pyne, Cynthia Egan, Elizabeth Claire Ahmed, Lisa G Iglesias and Walter Lynn Rice Jr.
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Shares of UNM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unum Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Arista Networks (ANET), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/14 Dividend
7/24/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend
7/24/2026
Last Earnings
7/28/2026
Dividend Payable
8/14/2026
Today
9/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Insurance
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:UNM
CIK
5513
Employees
10,910
Year Founded
1848

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$123.00
Low Price Target
$77.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.37
Forward P/E Ratio
11.11
P/E Growth
1
Net Income
$738.50 million
Net Margins
5.26%
Pretax Margin
6.78%
Return on Equity
12.60%
Return on Assets
2.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.35
Current Ratio
0.34
Quick Ratio
0.34

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.08 billion
Price / Sales
1.16
Cash Flow
$9.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.39
Book Value
$66.45 per share
Price / Book
1.44

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
158,310,000
Free Float
156,724,000
Market Cap
$15.19 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.27

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This page (NYSE:UNM) was last updated on 9/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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