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In the latest session, CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CNO) closed at $37.03 up 1.45% from its previous closing price of $36.5. In other words, the price has increased by $1.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. CNO stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.72.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of CNO Financial Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.64.
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:
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 07 ’25 when Mead Michael E. sold 12,581 shares for $37.97 per share. The transaction valued at 477,645 led to the insider holds 15,729 shares of the business.
Mead Michael E. sold 12,389 shares of CNO for $473,257 on Jul 03 ’25. The Chief Information Officer now owns 28,310 shares after completing the transaction at $38.20 per share. On Jul 07 ’25, another insider, MICHAEL E MEAD, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,581 shares for $37.97 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CNO now has a Market Capitalization of 3589388288 and an Enterprise Value of 6644289536. As of this moment, CNO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.516 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.191.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNO is 0.91, which has changed by 0.17592883 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNO has reached a high of $43.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.61%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CNO has traded an average of 724.44K shares per day and 839170 over the past ten days. A total of 97.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.09M. Insiders hold about 2.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.14% stake in the company. Shares short for CNO as of 1753920000 were 1678685 with a Short Ratio of 2.96, compared to 1751241600 on 2059820. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1678685 and a Short% of Float of 2.5899999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CNO is 0.65, from 0.65 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01780822The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.16.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 6.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.2, with high estimates of $1.22 and low estimates of $1.18.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.8 and $3.72 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.78. EPS for the following year is $4.25, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $4.35 and $4.08.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $977.85M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $994.7M to a low estimate of $961M. As of the current estimate, CNO Financial Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.13BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.01B. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $982M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.85B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.45BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.11B and the low estimate is $3.97B.
