The price-to-earnings ratio for Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) is above average at 7.83x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.76.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for UNM is 184.13M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.04% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of UNM on September 12, 2024 was 1.17M shares.
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UNM) stock’s latest price update
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.51 in comparison to its previous close of 54.15, however, the company has experienced a -3.30% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-09-11 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
UNM’s Market Performance
Unum Group (UNM) has seen a -3.30% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -0.13% decline in the past month and a 6.64% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.50% for UNM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.29% for UNM’s stock, with a 6.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UNM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UNM stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for UNM by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for UNM in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $73 based on the research report published on September 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UNM reach a price target of $57. The rating they have provided for UNM stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on July 11th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to UNM, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on January 03rd of the current year.
UNM Trading at -0.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UNM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.23%, as shares sank -0.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UNM fell by -3.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $54.56. In addition, Unum Group saw 17.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UNM starting from McKenney Richard P, who sale 67,795 shares at the price of $54.98 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, McKenney Richard P now owns 1,065,868 shares of Unum Group, valued at $3,727,206 using the latest closing price.
McKenney Richard P, the Officer of Unum Group, proposed sale 67,795 shares at $55.57 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that McKenney Richard P is holding shares at $3,767,368 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UNM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.96 for the gross margin
The net margin for Unum Group stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 13.37, with 2.49 for asset returns.
Based on Unum Group (UNM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.64 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.24.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Unum Group (UNM) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
