NYSE:UNMUnum Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Unum Group's stock was trading at $17.48 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UNM stock has decreased by 3.4% and is now trading at $16.89. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unum Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Unum Group.

Unum Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Unum Group.

Unum Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 4th. The financial services provider reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $2.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.05 billion. Unum Group had a return on equity of 11.68% and a net margin of 8.25%. Unum Group's revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.31 EPS. View Unum Group's earnings history.

Unum Group declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 13th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of $0.285 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.75%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 24th. View Unum Group's dividend history.

9 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Unum Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Unum Group's stock price to reach $27.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 60.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Unum Group.

Media stories about UNM stock have been trending extremely negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Unum Group earned a news impact score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Unum Group.

Unum Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,260,000 shares, an increase of 19.4% from the June 15th total of 6,920,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,780,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 4.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Unum Group's Current Options Chain.

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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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.72%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.03%), Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.03%), Fulton Bank N. A. (0.03%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.02%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.02%). Company insiders that own Unum Group stock include Breege A Farrell and Gloria C Larson. View institutional ownership trends for Unum Group.

UNM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt. View insider buying and selling activity for Unum Group.

UNM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Moody National Bank Trust Division, Fulton Bank N. A., TRUE Private Wealth Advisors, and Old Port Advisors. View insider buying and selling activity for Unum Group.

Shares of UNM 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of UNM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.89.

Unum Group has a market capitalization of $3.44 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 official website for Unum Group is www.unum.com.

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]