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In the latest session, Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) closed at $71.11 down -12.18% from its previous closing price of $80.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.83 million shares were traded. UNM stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.0869.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Unum Group’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
On January 23, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $91.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $74 to $79.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 02 ’25 when LARSON GLORIA C bought 24,191 shares for $81.16 per share.
LARSON GLORIA C bought 40,400 shares of UNM for $3,303,018 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 30 ’25, another insider, LARSON GLORIA C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 15,000 shares for $80.41 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UNM now has a Market Capitalization of 12240733184 and an Enterprise Value of 12995861504. As of this moment, Unum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.007 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.754.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNM is 0.41, which has changed by 0.257249 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UNM has reached a high of $84.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.41%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UNM has traded an average of 1.18M shares per day and 1706110 over the past ten days. A total of 174.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 172.62M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.59% stake in the company. Shares short for UNM as of 1752537600 were 2198855 with a Short Ratio of 1.86, compared to 1749772800 on 3152672. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2198855 and a Short% of Float of 1.83.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for UNM is 1.72, from 0.84 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010374213The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.51. The current Payout Ratio is 16.60% for UNM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-25 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-25. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-06-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 10.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Unum Group (UNM).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.23, with high estimates of $2.31 and low estimates of $2.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.85 and $8.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.56. EPS for the following year is $9.56, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $10.16 and $9.05.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.33B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.38B to a low estimate of $3.28B. As of the current estimate, Unum Group’s year-ago sales were $3.23BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.35B. There is a high estimate of $3.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.3B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UNM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.42B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.17B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.3B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.92BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14B and the low estimate is $13.18B.
