The stock of CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) has seen a 2.20% increase in the past week, with a 0.79% gain in the past month, and a 9.09% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.55% for CNO. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.42% for CNO’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.74% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CNO) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CNO) is above average at 10.93x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.93.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CNO is 96.10M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.91% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CNO on March 21, 2025 was 575.79K shares.
CNO) stock’s latest price update
CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CNO)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.70 in comparison to its previous close of 41.22, however, the company has experienced a 2.20% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-19 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.
Analysts’ Opinion of CNO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CNO stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for CNO by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for CNO in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $38 based on the research report published on January 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CNO reach a price target of $29. The rating they have provided for CNO stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 16th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Underperform” to CNO, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on January 04th of the previous year.
CNO Trading at 2.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CNO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.73%, as shares surge +2.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.32% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CNO rose by +2.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +42.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $40.35. In addition, CNO Financial Group Inc saw 10.00% 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 CNO starting from Bhojwani Gary C, who sale 32,204 shares at the price of $41.02 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Bhojwani Gary C now owns 332,737 shares of CNO Financial Group Inc, valued at $1,320,928 using the latest closing price.
Bhojwani Gary C, the Chief Executive Officer of CNO Financial Group Inc, sale 27,918 shares at $40.98 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that Bhojwani Gary C is holding 304,819 shares at $1,144,110 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CNO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for CNO Financial Group Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 17.14, with 1.24 for asset returns.
Based on CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.81. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.66.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.12.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO) has experienced a better 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.
