Unum Group (UNM) Competitors $78.28 +1.58 (+2.06%) Closing price 09/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.26 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 09/26/2025 05:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNM vs. AMSF, CNO, EIG, EQH, GM, L, MET, PFG, PRU, and RGAShould you be buying Unum Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unum Group include AMERISAFE (AMSF), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Employers (EIG), Equitable (EQH), General Motors (GM), Loews (L), MetLife (MET), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Reinsurance Group of America (RGA). Unum Group vs. Its Competitors AMERISAFE CNO Financial Group Employers Equitable General Motors Loews MetLife Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Reinsurance Group of America Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and AMERISAFE (NASDAQ:AMSF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNM or AMSF? 86.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AMERISAFE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of AMERISAFE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer UNM or AMSF? Unum Group presently has a consensus price target of $91.14, indicating a potential upside of 16.43%. AMERISAFE has a consensus price target of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.37%. Given AMERISAFE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMERISAFE 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86AMERISAFE 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to UNM or AMSF? In the previous week, Unum Group had 10 more articles in the media than AMERISAFE. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Unum Group and 1 mentions for AMERISAFE. AMERISAFE's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Unum Group's score of 1.45 indicating that AMERISAFE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Unum Group Positive AMERISAFE Very Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, UNM or AMSF? Unum Group has higher revenue and earnings than AMERISAFE. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMERISAFE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnum Group$12.89B1.03$1.78B$8.369.36AMERISAFE$309.04M2.69$55.44M$2.6416.58 Which has more volatility & risk, UNM or AMSF? Unum Group has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UNM or AMSF more profitable? AMERISAFE has a net margin of 16.46% compared to Unum Group's net margin of 11.77%. AMERISAFE's return on equity of 16.54% beat Unum Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unum Group11.77% 13.44% 2.38% AMERISAFE 16.46%16.54%3.84% Is UNM or AMSF a better dividend stock? Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. AMERISAFE pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Unum Group pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMERISAFE pays out 59.1% 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 AMERISAFE has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. SummaryAMERISAFE beats Unum Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UNM 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 GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.33B$12.62B$12.65B$21.61BDividend Yield2.35%2.08%5.48%3.54%P/E Ratio9.3633.75239.2829.51Price / Sales1.031.6930.7160.58Price / Cash7.4630.1819.6518.12Price / Book1.302.362.284.61Net Income$1.78B$1.21B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.75%-1.76%-0.59%-0.17%1 Month Performance12.97%-0.55%0.95%1.84%1 Year Performance33.47%13.54%539.94%12.17% Unum Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNMUnum Group4.9126 of 5 stars$78.28+2.1%$91.14+16.4%+33.5%$13.33B$12.89B9.3611,063Positive NewsAMSFAMERISAFE4.3537 of 5 stars$43.89-1.8%$57.50+31.0%-9.4%$833.47M$309.04M16.63350Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCNOCNO Financial Group4.6021 of 5 stars$39.64+0.2%$43.40+9.5%+16.9%$3.84B$4.45B14.633,500High Trading VolumeEIGEmployers3.9814 of 5 stars$42.22-1.3%$58.00+37.4%-11.0%$992.59M$880.70M10.30680High Trading VolumeEQHEquitable4.4259 of 5 stars$54.26-0.3%$64.55+19.0%+24.8%$16.24B$13.64B43.768,000Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeGMGeneral Motors3.8623 of 5 stars$58.94-0.5%$59.00+0.1%+31.8%$56.12B$187.44B9.36162,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeLLoews0.9962 of 5 stars$96.53-0.5%N/A+27.2%$20.02B$17.51B15.3513,000High Trading VolumeMETMetLife4.9507 of 5 stars$79.16+0.1%$94.64+19.6%-1.1%$52.64B$70.99B13.4245,000High Trading VolumePFGPrincipal Financial Group4.0283 of 5 stars$81.71-0.1%$86.90+6.4%-4.0%$18.20B$15.13B12.2319,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePRUPrudential Financial4.8189 of 5 stars$103.57-0.3%$122.08+17.9%-13.6%$36.46B$68.05B22.9638,196Positive NewsRGAReinsurance Group of America4.8726 of 5 stars$186.21-1.3%$242.27+30.1%-11.4%$12.31B$22.11B16.164,100High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMERISAFE Competitors CNO Financial Group Competitors Employers Competitors Equitable Competitors General Motors Competitors Loews Competitors MetLife Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Prudential Financial Competitors Reinsurance Group of America 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 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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