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Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE: HMN) closed the day trading at $35.57 down -9.19% from the previous closing price of $39.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. HMN stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.93.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HMN, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
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 the company, Keefe Bruyette on January 29, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $40 from $33 previously.
On January 25, 2023, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $42 to $38.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on August 19, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $38 to $42.
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 Mar 28 ’24 when ZURAITIS MARITA sold 1,250 shares for $37.00 per share. The transaction valued at 46,250 led to the insider holds 304,483 shares of the business.
JOHNSON KIMBERLY A sold 5,000 shares of HMN for $180,000 on Mar 26 ’24. The SVP & Controller now owns 21,674 shares after completing the transaction at $36.00 per share. On Mar 12 ’24, another insider, Carley Donald M, who serves as the General Counsel of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $35.11 each. As a result, the insider received 175,528 and left with 29,627 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HMN now has a Market Capitalization of 1456150400 and an Enterprise Value of 1959846912. As of this moment, Horace’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.286 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.4.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HMN has reached a high of $39.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.87%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HMN traded about 220.56K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HMN traded about 206520 shares per day. A total of 40.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.71M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.25% stake in the company. Shares short for HMN as of 1713139200 were 654433 with a Short Ratio of 2.97, compared to 1710460800 on 480923. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 654433 and a Short% of Float of 2.1999999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
HMN’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.33, up from 1.32 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033699263The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.31.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Horace Mann Educators Corp. (HMN) is currently in the spotlight, with 5.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.78 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.88 and a low estimate of $0.65, while EPS last year was $0.23. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.49, with high estimates of $0.55 and low estimates of $0.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.25 and $3.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.2. EPS for the following year is $3.82, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $3.95 and $3.7.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $386M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $400.8M to a low estimate of $396.2M. As of the current estimate, Horace Mann Educators Corp.’s year-ago sales were $367.43MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $407.4M. There is a high estimate of $408.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $406M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HMN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.65B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.63B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.64B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.49BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.78B and the low estimate is $1.7B.
