DOWLING & PARTN Forecasts Voya Financial FY2026 Earnings

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA) – Investment analysts at DOWLING & PARTN cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Voya Financial in a report issued on Tuesday, November 10th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings of $9.20 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $9.35. The consensus estimate for Voya Financial’s current full-year earnings is $9.16 per share.

VOYA has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays upped their price objective on Voya Financial from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Voya Financial from $92.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Voya Financial in a research report on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Voya Financial from $125.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Voya Financial from $107.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.00.

Voya Financial Stock Performance

VOYA opened at $102.15 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $98.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.38. Voya Financial has a 1 year low of $64.50 and a 1 year high of $106.79. The company has a market capitalization of $9.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.27.

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The asset manager reported $2.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.96 billion. Voya Financial had a net margin of 7.75% and a return on equity of 12.67%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.45 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Voya Financial

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VOYA. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Voya Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Financial in the second quarter valued at about $48,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Voya Financial by 29.6% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 696 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Voya Financial during the third quarter worth about $70,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Voya Financial during the second quarter worth about $84,000. 96.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Voya Financial

In other Voya Financial news, insider Trevor Ogle sold 2,093 shares of Voya Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, October 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.81, for a total value of $200,530.33. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.57% of the company’s stock.

Voya Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 24th will be given a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. This is an increase from Voya Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 24th. Voya Financial’s payout ratio is 30.23%.

About Voya Financial

Voya Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial services company focused on workplace benefits, retirement plans and investment management. It serves employers, plan sponsors, institutions and individuals, primarily in the United States. The company provides workplace retirement savings plans and related services, along with employee benefits such as group life, disability and supplemental health coverage. Through its investment management business, Voya offers investment strategies and services to institutional and individual clients.