Unum Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unum Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Unum Group stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UNM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Unum Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.06. Unum Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 8.00%.
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Unum Group's stock was trading at $17.48 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UNM stock has increased by 75.9% and is now trading at $30.74.
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Unum Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.285 per share on Friday, May 21st. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 29th.
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Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.79%. Unum Group does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Unum Group is 20.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Unum Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.49% next year. This indicates that Unum Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Unum Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate Unum Group's stock price to reach $26.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.3%.
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37 employees have rated Unum Group CEO Rick McKenney on Glassdoor.com. Rick McKenney has an approval rating of 72% among Unum Group'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 investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.51%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.15%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (2.54%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.03%), LSV Asset Management (1.97%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.91%). Company insiders that own Unum Group stock include Cherie Pashley, Christopher W Pyne, Gloria C Larson, Michael Q Simonds, Timothy F Keaney and Timothy Gerald Arnold.
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UNM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Donald Smith & CO. Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of Nova Scotia, LSV Asset Management, Geode Capital Management LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Unum Group company stock in the last year include Cherie Pashley, Christopher W Pyne, Michael Q Simonds, Timothy F Keaney, and Timothy Gerald Arnold.
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UNM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Clearbridge Investments LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Barclays PLC, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH.
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One share of UNM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.74.

Unum Group has a market capitalization of $6.28 billion and generates $12.00 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $1.10 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.43 on an earnings per share basis.

Unum Group employs 10,300 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Unum Group: AlwaysCare Benefits Inc., Claims Assistance (UK) Limited, Claims Services International Limited, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, Duncanson & Holt Canada Ltd., Duncanson & Holt Europe Ltd., Duncanson & Holt Inc., Duncanson & Holt Services Inc., Duncanson & Holt Underwriters Ltd., Fairwind Insurance Company, First Look Vision Network L.L.C., First Unum Life Insurance Company, H&J Capital, H&J Capital L.L.C., Jaimini Health Inc. dba PrimeCare Dental Plan, LeaveLogic, LeaveLogic Inc., National Dental Plan Limited, Northwind Holdings LLC, Northwind Reinsurance Company, Paul Revere Corp., Pramerica Życie TUiR SA, Provident Investment Management LLC, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company, Starmount Insurance Agency Inc., Starmount Life Insurance Company, Starmount Managed Dental of California, The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, UDVAS LLC, Unum European Holding Company Limited, Unum Insurance Company, Unum Ireland Limited, Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Unum Limited, Unum Select Limited, Unum Zycie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen i Reasekuracji Spolka Akcyjna, and UnumProvident Finance Company Limited.

Unum Group was founded in 1848.

The official website for Unum Group is www.unum.com.

Unum Group is headquartered at 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CHATTANOOGA TN, 37402.

Unum Group's mailing address is 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, CHATTANOOGA TN, 37402. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 423-294-1011 or via email at [email protected]