The stock of Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN) has gone up by 0.15% for the week, with a -3.71% drop in the past month and a 3.77% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.52%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.04% for HMN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.64% for HMN’s stock, with a 5.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Horace Mann Educators Corp (NYSE: HMN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Horace Mann Educators Corp (NYSE: HMN) is 16.12x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HMN is 0.31. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HMN is 40.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.19% of that float. On April 18, 2025, HMN’s average trading volume was 226.52K shares.
HMN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Horace Mann Educators Corp (NYSE: HMN) has decreased by -1.14 when compared to last closing price of 40.41.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-03 that Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Horace Mann (HMN) have what it takes?
Analysts’ Opinion of HMN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HMN stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for HMN by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for HMN in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $44 based on the research report published on November 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HMN reach a price target of $42. The rating they have provided for HMN stocks is “Strong Buy” according to the report published on August 06th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Outperform” to HMN, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on January 29th of the previous year.
HMN Trading at -3.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HMN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.52%, as shares sank -3.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HMN rose by +0.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.46. In addition, Horace Mann Educators Corp saw 1.84% 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 HMN starting from McClure Beverley J., who sale 2,816 shares at the price of $42.86 back on Apr 01 ’25. After this action, McClure Beverley J. now owns 13,643 shares of Horace Mann Educators Corp, valued at $120,682 using the latest closing price.
ZURAITIS MARITA, the President & CEO of Horace Mann Educators Corp, sale 5,000 shares at $43.09 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’25, which means that ZURAITIS MARITA is holding 320,451 shares at $215,455 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HMN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Horace Mann Educators Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 8.35, with 0.86 for asset returns.
Based on Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.83. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 189.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
