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The price of Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) closed at $73.27 in the last session, down -0.57% from day before closing price of $73.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.47 million shares were traded. UNM stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.9.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at UNM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.

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:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 12478832640 and an Enterprise Value of 13024951296. As of this moment, Unum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.19. 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 1.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.009 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.767.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for UNM is 0.34, which has changed by 0.3738984 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1725707 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 $52.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.38%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, UNM traded on average about 1.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1706410 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 172.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 168.65M. Insiders hold about 0.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.88% stake in the company. Shares short for UNM as of 1755216000 were 2728184 with a Short Ratio of 1.84, compared to 1752537600 on 2198855. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2728184 and a Short% of Float of 2.3800000000000003.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for UNM is 1.72, which was 1.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023341022The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.38. 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

Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 11.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.22, with high estimates of $2.28 and low estimates of $2.17.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.63 and $8.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.5. EPS for the following year is $9.38, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $9.75 and $9.05.

Revenue Estimates

According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.33B. 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 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UNM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.42B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.92BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14B and the low estimate is $13.15B.