On Friday, Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) opened higher 1.48% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $70.96. Price fluctuations for UNM have ranged from $44.32 to $77.63 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Financial Sector giant was 1.53%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 11.67% at the time writing. With a float of $181.04 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $184.50 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 10812 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 96.98%, operating margin of 6.38%, and the pretax margin is 17.47%.
Unum Group (UNM) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Insurance – Life industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Unum Group is 0.86%, while institutional ownership is 87.42%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 27 ’24, was worth 769,199. In this transaction EVP, VB & President, Colonial of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $76.92, taking the stock ownership to the 54,827 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 27 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 10,000 for $76.92, making the entire transaction worth $769,199.
Unum Group (UNM) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.21 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 11.67% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.19% during the next five years compared to 22.26% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Unum Group (UNM). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.04. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 12.49.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 9.24, a number that is poised to hit 2.14 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.07 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Unum Group (UNM)
Looking closely at Unum Group (NYSE: UNM), its last 5-days average volume was 2.44 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.28 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 17.10%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.46.
During the past 100 days, Unum Group’s (UNM) raw stochastic average was set at 78.24%, which indicates a significant increase from 25.95% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 18.85% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 24.08% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $69.78, while its 200-day Moving Average is $57.45. However, in the short run, Unum Group’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $72.81. Second resistance stands at $73.60. The third major resistance level sits at $74.82. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $70.80, it is likely to go to the next support level at $69.58. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $68.79.
Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) Key Stats
There are currently 182,612K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 13.34 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 12,386 M according to its annual income of 1,284 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,217 M and its income totaled 645,700 K.
