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In the latest session, Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) closed at $70.89 down -0.17% from its previous closing price of $71.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded. UNM stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.46.
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 0.33 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:
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 12073488384 and an Enterprise Value of 12619606016. As of this moment, Unum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.978 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.587.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNM is 0.39, which has changed by 0.28820646 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 -8.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.17%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UNM has traded an average of 1.36M shares per day and 1570310 over the past ten days. A total of 172.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 168.62M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.25% stake in the company. Shares short for UNM as of 1753920000 were 2814406 with a Short Ratio of 2.07, compared to 1751241600 on 2276741. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2814406 and a Short% of Float of 2.4500001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for UNM is 1.72, from 1.72 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02422194The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.44. 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
At present, 10.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Unum Group (UNM) in the stock market.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 $8.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.5. EPS for the following year is $9.42, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $9.75 and $9.05.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.32B 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, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.34B. 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 $13.31B. 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 $13.18B.
