Zacks Research Has Optimistic View of Unum Group Q4 Earnings

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Unum Group in a report released on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.63 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.20. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on UNM. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Unum Group from $69.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. UBS Group upgraded Unum Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Unum Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Unum Group from $65.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $66.00 price objective (up previously from $64.00) on shares of Unum Group in a report on Friday, September 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.73.

Unum Group Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:UNM opened at $73.19 on Friday. Unum Group has a 1 year low of $41.86 and a 1 year high of $73.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $61.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.92.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.03. Unum Group had a return on equity of 15.21% and a net margin of 13.76%. The firm had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.94 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Unum Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Unum Group by 361.5% during the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 503 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Unum Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Unum Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in Unum Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in Unum Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 86.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Unum Group

In other Unum Group news, CEO Richard P. Mckenney sold 67,795 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.98, for a total transaction of $3,727,369.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,065,868 shares in the company, valued at $58,601,422.64. This represents a 5.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Walter Lynn Rice, Jr. sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.56, for a total transaction of $104,340.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 8,361 shares in the company, valued at $581,591.16. This trade represents a 15.21 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 91,844 shares of company stock worth $5,411,032. Company insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Unum Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, October 25th were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 25th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.30%. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.18%.

Unum Group declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, July 30th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase up to 10% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

About Unum Group

Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segment. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products.