Horace Mann Educators (HMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Horace Mann Educators in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" HMN shares.
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2 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Horace Mann Educators' stock. Their HMN share price targets range from $39.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $39.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.7% from the stock's current price.
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Horace Mann Educators' stock was trading at $32.70 at the start of the year. Since then, HMN stock has increased by 4.4% and is now trading at $34.14.
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Horace Mann Educators saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 480,900 shares, a decline of 9.0% from the February 29th total of 528,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 204,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 8th 2024.
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Horace Mann Educators will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 9th at 12:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Horace Mann Educators Co. (NYSE:HMN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 7th. The insurance provider reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.19. The insurance provider earned $402.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $394.40 million. Horace Mann Educators had a net margin of 3.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.71%.

Horace Mann Educators declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33.
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Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.98%. HMN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 16 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 125.93%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, HMN will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.27% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Horace Mann Educators issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.000-3.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.240. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

135 employees have rated Horace Mann Educators Chief Executive Officer Marita Zuraitis on Glassdoor.com. Marita Zuraitis has an approval rating of 73% among the company's employees.

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