Unum Group (UNM) Competitors $77.64 -1.60 (-2.02%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNM vs. MET, PRU, PRI, LNC, CNO, CIA, AFL, PFG, BCS, and NUShould you be buying Unum Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unum Group include MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Aflac (AFL), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Barclays (BCS), and NU (NU). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Unum Group vs. MetLife Prudential Financial Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Citizens Aflac Principal Financial Group Barclays NU Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is UNM or MET more profitable? Unum Group has a net margin of 13.81% compared to MetLife's net margin of 6.19%. MetLife's return on equity of 20.42% beat Unum Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unum Group13.81% 14.91% 2.53% MetLife 6.19%20.42%0.86% Does the media favor UNM or MET? In the previous week, MetLife had 16 more articles in the media than Unum Group. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for MetLife and 22 mentions for Unum Group. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat MetLife's score of 0.86 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unum Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MetLife 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, UNM or MET? MetLife has higher revenue and earnings than Unum Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnum Group$12.79B1.07$1.78B$9.478.20MetLife$69.90B0.73$4.43B$5.9712.61 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNM or MET? 86.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MetLife shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer UNM or MET? Unum Group currently has a consensus target price of $88.36, indicating a potential upside of 13.80%. MetLife has a consensus target price of $92.46, indicating a potential upside of 22.84%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MetLife is more favorable than Unum Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unum Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79MetLife 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Which has more volatility and risk, UNM or MET? Unum Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UNM or MET a better dividend stock? Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Unum Group pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Unum Group has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and MetLife has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UNM or MET? MetLife received 554 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.98% of users gave MetLife an outperform vote while only 47.79% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnum GroupOutperform Votes41047.79% Underperform Votes44852.21% MetLifeOutperform Votes96473.98% Underperform Votes33926.02% SummaryMetLife beats Unum Group on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Unum Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UNM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnum GroupAccident & health insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.68B$23.36B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield2.14%2.50%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio8.208.1522.0032.71Price / Sales1.071.5126.0727.84Price / Cash8.999.0517.6017.53Price / Book1.291.672.654.47Net Income$1.78B$2.30B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.04%-1.64%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-5.33%-6.26%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance49.68%22.62%537.91%4.36% Unum Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNMUnum Group4.954 of 5 stars$77.64-2.0%$88.36+13.8%+53.2%$13.68B$12.79B8.2010,900Earnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMETMetLife4.9759 of 5 stars$72.49+1.1%$92.46+27.5%+5.9%$49.42B$69.90B12.1445,000Earnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementGap DownPRUPrudential Financial4.8075 of 5 stars$99.39+0.8%$121.85+22.6%-7.2%$35.25B$70.65B13.3139,900Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap DownPRIPrimerica4.3802 of 5 stars$254.05-0.4%$309.14+21.7%+23.6%$8.41B$3.09B18.483,440Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsLNCLincoln National4.9533 of 5 stars$30.25+0.7%$35.91+18.7%+16.6%$5.16B$17.99B1.6510,800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownCNOCNO Financial Group4.416 of 5 stars$38.29+0.6%$41.00+7.1%+44.1%$3.84B$4.45B10.243,350Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap DownCIACitizens0.9907 of 5 stars$4.35+0.6%N/A+80.7%$216.85M$245.00M10.10220Upcoming EarningsGap DownAFLAflac4.6546 of 5 stars$107.35+0.0%$103.93-3.2%+29.9%$58.59B$19.13B11.1812,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.232 of 5 stars$72.14+0.7%$84.69+17.4%-6.3%$16.23B$16.13B10.8019,300Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBCSBarclays4.7467 of 5 stars$14.69+0.9%N/A+56.9%$52.73B$26.23B7.9887,400Short Interest ↓Gap DownNUNU2.77 of 5 stars$10.98+1.7%$15.36+39.9%+14.6%$52.43B$8.27B27.456,080Options VolumeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MetLife Competitors Prudential Financial Competitors Primerica Competitors Lincoln National Competitors CNO Financial Group Competitors Citizens Competitors Aflac Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Barclays Competitors NU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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