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CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CNO) closed the day trading at $37.35 down -2.20% from the previous closing price of $38.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CNO, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.74.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on January 23, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $38.
On April 16, 2024, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $29.
Evercore ISI Downgraded its In-line to Underperform on January 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $26.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’25 when Bhojwani Gary C sold 38,912 shares for $41.35 per share. The transaction valued at 1,609,197 led to the insider holds 217,666 shares of the business.
Bhojwani Gary C sold 15,000 shares of CNO for $602,476 on Apr 03 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 202,666 shares after completing the transaction at $40.17 per share. On Apr 03 ’25, another insider, GARY BHOJWANI, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 15,000 shares for $40.17 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, CNO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CNO has reached a high of $43.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.83%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 99.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.29M. Insiders hold about 2.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.31% stake in the company.
