Unum Group (UNM) Competitors $75.42 +1.73 (+2.34%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.44 +0.03 (+0.04%) As of 10/17/2025 07:44 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate UNM or AMSF? Unum Group currently has a consensus price target of $93.23, suggesting a potential upside of 23.62%. AMERISAFE has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.15%. Given AMERISAFE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93AMERISAFE 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in UNM or AMSF? 86.6% of Unum Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AMERISAFE shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unum Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of AMERISAFE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, UNM or AMSF? Unum Group has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMERISAFE has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% 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 3.8%. 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. Does the media refer more to UNM or AMSF? In the previous week, Unum Group had 7 more articles in the media than AMERISAFE. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Unum Group and 4 mentions for AMERISAFE. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat AMERISAFE's score of 0.09 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AMERISAFE 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & 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$12.89B1.00$1.78B$8.369.02AMERISAFE$309.04M2.52$55.44M$2.6415.53 SummaryUnum Group beats AMERISAFE on 11 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$12.85B$12.15B$12.51B$21.82BDividend Yield2.44%2.16%5.61%3.62%P/E Ratio9.0233.1528.0329.79Price / Sales1.001.6229.7560.43Price / Cash7.2029.4719.3418.06Price / Book1.262.272.244.59Net Income$1.78B$1.21B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.57%0.65%0.22%1.31%1 Month Performance-1.01%-4.30%-2.24%-0.93%1 Year Performance18.54%5.01%537.64%9.51% Unum Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNMUnum Group4.9722 of 5 stars$75.42+2.3%$93.23+23.6%+18.5%$12.85B$12.89B9.0211,063Positive NewsAMSFAMERISAFE4.4156 of 5 stars$40.90-0.1%$57.50+40.6%-20.4%$776.69M$309.04M15.49350Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CNOCNO Financial Group4.4287 of 5 stars$39.28-2.0%$43.60+11.0%+7.9%$3.81B$4.45B14.493,500Positive NewsEIGEmployers3.6642 of 5 stars$41.40-0.8%$58.00+40.1%-16.6%$973.31M$880.70M10.10680Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.5004 of 5 stars$48.32-3.2%$64.45+33.4%+3.2%$14.47B$12.44B38.978,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGMGeneral Motors4.3302 of 5 stars$55.36-1.0%$64.84+17.1%+18.8%$52.70B$187.44B8.79162,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLLoews1.6083 of 5 stars$100.78-1.4%N/A+20.7%$20.90B$17.51B16.0213,000Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9829 of 5 stars$79.88-2.6%$95.18+19.2%-7.9%$53.12B$70.99B13.5445,000Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.2907 of 5 stars$79.42-4.0%$88.60+11.6%-13.1%$17.69B$15.13B11.8919,300News CoveragePositive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.9245 of 5 stars$99.08-3.4%$122.27+23.4%-20.9%$34.88B$68.05B21.9738,196News CoveragePositive NewsRGAReinsurance Group of America4.8954 of 5 stars$191.79-1.5%$241.56+25.9%-13.4%$12.68B$22.11B16.654,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ 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 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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