Q1 Earnings Forecast for Unum Group Issued By Zacks Research

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Unum Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.15. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Unum Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.74 EPS.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.03 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by ($0.11). Unum Group had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 13.81%.

Several other research firms also recently commented on UNM. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Unum Group from $91.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Unum Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Unum Group in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $91.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Unum Group from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $81.17.

Unum Group Stock Performance

UNM opened at $74.75 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $74.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $66.61. The company has a market cap of $13.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.80. Unum Group has a 52-week low of $48.38 and a 52-week high of $79.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Unum Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th were paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 24th. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.74%.

Unum Group announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the financial services provider to repurchase up to 7.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other Unum Group news, EVP Timothy Gerald Arnold sold 10,000 shares of Unum Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.92, for a total transaction of $769,200.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 54,827 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,217,292.84. The trade was a 15.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Unum Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UNM. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in Unum Group by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 6,536 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Unum Group by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 18,211 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,330,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Unum Group by 26.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 766 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in shares of Unum Group by 28.8% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its position in Unum Group by 3.4% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 5,551 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.57% of the company’s stock.

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.