Zacks Research Estimates Unum Group’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:UNM)

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Unum Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.24. 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 FY2025 earnings at $8.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.68 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.19 by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.34 billion. Unum Group had a net margin of 13.81% and a return on equity of 14.91%. Unum Group’s revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on UNM. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Unum Group from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of Unum Group from $103.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Unum Group from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Unum Group from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $108.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Unum Group from $75.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Unum Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.50.

Unum Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UNM opened at $79.70 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $13.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.42, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.38. Unum Group has a 52 week low of $48.38 and a 52 week high of $84.48. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $78.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Institutional Trading of Unum Group

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brant Point Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Unum Group by 95.8% during the first quarter. Brant Point Investment Management LLC now owns 108,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,851,000 after buying an additional 53,151 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth approximately $52,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth approximately $207,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its position in shares of Unum Group by 86.6% during the first quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 651,878 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,102,000 after buying an additional 302,587 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Unum Group during the first quarter worth approximately $518,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.57% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Unum Group

In other news, CEO Richard P. Mckenney sold 50,000 shares of Unum Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.99, for a total transaction of $4,099,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 980,637 shares in the company, valued at $80,402,427.63. This trade represents a 4.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Elizabeth Claire Ahmed sold 10,000 shares of Unum Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $800,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 51,170 shares in the company, valued at $4,093,600. This represents a 16.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 67,000 shares of company stock worth $5,478,750. Company insiders own 0.92% of the company’s stock.

Unum Group announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the financial services provider to buy up to 7.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Unum Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, April 25th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. Unum Group’s payout ratio is 19.79%.

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.