FY2025 EPS Estimates for Unum Group Cut by Zacks Research

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Unum Group in a research report issued on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $8.34 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $8.50. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Unum Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.12 EPS.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.15 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $3.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.31 billion. Unum Group had a return on equity of 13.44% and a net margin of 11.77%.Unum Group’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.13 earnings per share. Unum Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

UNM has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Unum Group from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price target (down from $100.00) on shares of Unum Group in a report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Unum Group from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Unum Group from $96.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group set a $87.00 target price on Unum Group and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.67.

Unum Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UNM opened at $76.72 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $76.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.81. Unum Group has a 52-week low of $66.81 and a 52-week high of $84.48. The company has a market cap of $12.84 billion, a PE ratio of 9.18, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Unum Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Unum Group in the fourth quarter worth about $247,000. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in Unum Group by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,821 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,511,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares during the period. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth $211,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in Unum Group during the first quarter valued at $6,989,000. Finally, Oak Thistle LLC grew its stake in Unum Group by 7.3% during the first quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 20,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 1,422 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.57% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Christopher W. Pyne sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.04, for a total transaction of $312,160.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 51,372 shares in the company, valued at $4,009,070.88. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Unum Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 24th were issued a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 24th. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.87%.

Unum Group Company Profile

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.