Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum UK, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segments. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Accident & health insurance
Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance
SectorFinance
Phone423-294-1011
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$11.60 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees9,600
Next Earnings Date10/23/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Unum Group's stock symbol?
Unum Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UNM."
How often does Unum Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Unum Group?
Unum Group announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.285 per share on Friday, August 16th. This represents a $1.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 26th. This is a positive change from Unum Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. View Unum Group's Dividend History.
How will Unum Group's stock buyback program work?
Unum Group declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, May 24th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $750,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 8.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Unum Group's earnings last quarter?
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $3.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Unum Group had a return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 4.46%. Unum Group's quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.30 EPS. View Unum Group's Earnings History.
When is Unum Group's next earnings date?
What guidance has Unum Group issued on next quarter's earnings?
Unum Group issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.41-5.56 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.43.
What price target have analysts set for UNM?
4 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Unum Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Unum Group's share price to reach $39.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Unum Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Unum Group?
4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Unum Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Unum Group.
Has Unum Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about UNM stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Unum Group earned a news sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Unum Group.
Are investors shorting Unum Group?
Unum Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,757,500 shares, a decrease of 8.5% from the June 30th total of 6,294,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,890,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 2.7% of the company's stock are sold short. View Unum Group's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Unum Group's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Unum Group own?
Who are Unum Group's key executives?
Unum Group's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Richard Paul McKenney, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 50)
- Mr. John Francis McGarry, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 61)
- Ms. Breege A. Farrell, Exec. VP & Chief Investment Officer (Age 59)
- Ms. Lisa Gonzalez Iglesias, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 53)
- Mr. Michael Quinn Simonds, Exec. VP, Pres & CEO of Unum US (Age 45)
Who are Unum Group's major shareholders?
Unum Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.48%), BlackRock Inc. (8.69%), BlackRock Inc. (8.69%), Investec Asset Management LTD (2.62%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (2.65%) and LSV Asset Management (2.51%). Company insiders that own Unum Group stock include Breege A Farrell, Christopher J Jerome, Daniel Jason Waxenberg, E Michael Caulfield, Gloria C Larson, John F Mcgarry, Lisa G Iglesias, Michael Q Simonds and Timothy Gerald Arnold. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Unum Group.
Which major investors are selling Unum Group stock?
UNM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., LSV Asset Management and Prudential Financial Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Unum Group.
Which major investors are buying Unum Group stock?
UNM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Nova Scotia, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Natixis and Natixis. View Insider Buying and Selling for Unum Group.
How do I buy shares of 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Unum Group's stock price today?
One share of UNM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.11.
How big of a company is Unum Group?
Unum Group has a market capitalization of $5.45 billion and generates $11.60 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $523.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.20 on an earnings per share basis. Unum Group employs 9,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Unum Group.
What is Unum Group's official website?
How can I contact Unum Group?
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]
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