Unum Group (UNM) Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unum Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" UNM shares.
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9 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Unum Group's shares. Their UNM share price forecasts range from $42.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $53.78 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price.
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Unum Group's stock was trading at $41.03 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UNM stock has increased by 21.6% and is now trading at $49.90.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 31st 2023.
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Unum Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 1st at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 647-362-9199 with passcode "5666159".

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 1st. The financial services provider reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.19. The financial services provider earned $3.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.07 billion. Unum Group had a net margin of 11.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.10%.
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Unum Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.365 per share on Friday, August 18th. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 27th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33.
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Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.97%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 20.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UNM will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.34% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Unum Group announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, December 1st 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 2.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

37 employees have rated Unum Group Chief Executive Officer Rick McKenney on Glassdoor.com. Rick McKenney has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

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Unum Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UNM."

Unum Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.83%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.25%), State Street Corp (3.01%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.39%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (1.89%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.48%). Insiders that own company stock include Cherie Pashley, Christopher W Pyne, Christopher W Pyne, Gloria C Larson, Lisa G Iglesias, Michael Q Simonds, Michael Q Simonds, Puneet Bhasin, Richard P Mckenney, Richard P Mckenney, Timothy F Keaney, Timothy Gerald Arnold 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of UNM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.90.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) has a market capitalization of $9.76 billion and generates $11.99 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $1.31 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.21 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,937 workers across the globe.

Unum Group's mailing address is 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CHATTANOOGA TN, 37402. The official website for the company is www.unum.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (423) 294-1011, via email at investorrelations@unum.com, or via fax at 615-238-9898.