At the time of writing, Unum Group [UNM] stock is trading at $77.30, up 1.76%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The UNM shares have gain 2.60% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.79%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Unum Group [NYSE: UNM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $91. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 07, 2025, and elevated its price target to $79. On November 14, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $84 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $73 on September 05, 2024. Piper Sandler initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $57 as its price target on July 11, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 03, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $55. In a note dated April 25, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $57 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Unum Group fluctuated between $46.39 and $77.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $70.8 within the next 12 months. Unum Group [NYSE: UNM] shares were valued at $77.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -8.41% based on the average UNM price forecast.
Analyzing the UNM fundamentals
According to Unum Group [NYSE:UNM], the company’s sales were 12.82B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.34% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.97% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.32.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 76.21 points at the first support level, and at 75.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 78.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 78.74.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.10, the price to book ratio is 1.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.37.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arnold Timothy Gerald, EVP, VB & President, Colonial, that happened on Nov 27 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Arnold Timothy Gerald completed a deal on Nov 27 ’24 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO McKenney Richard P sold 58865.0 shares on Nov 21 ’24.
