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After finishing at $72.42 in the prior trading day, Voya Financial Inc (NYSE: VOYA) closed at $70.92, down -2.07%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. VOYA stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.9.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VOYA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.

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, BofA Securities on March 28, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $71 from $79 previously.

On February 28, 2025, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $76 to $87.

Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on February 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $75 to $75.

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 May 27 ’25 when YVETTE BUTLER bought 1,700 shares for $66.18 per share.

Butler Yvette S. sold 1,700 shares of VOYA for $112,506 on May 27 ’25. The Director now owns 355 shares after completing the transaction at $66.18 per share. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Oh Tony D, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 1,671 shares for $73.20 each. As a result, the insider received 122,316 and left with 0 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, VOYA now has a Market Capitalization of 6973605888 and an Enterprise Value of 12514869248. As of this moment, Voya’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.571 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.429.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for VOYA is 0.99, which has changed by 0.0045776367 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VOYA has reached a high of $84.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $52.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.07%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 882.03K shares per day over the past 3-months and 718930 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 96.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.93M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.08% stake in the company. Shares short for VOYA as of 1749772800 were 1436593 with a Short Ratio of 1.69, compared to 1747267200 on 1731810. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1436593 and a Short% of Float of 1.95.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, VOYA’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.75, compared to 1.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024164597The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49.