Q3 Earnings Forecast for Unum Group Issued By Zacks Research

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Unum Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.33 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.27. The consensus estimate for Unum Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Unum Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.62 EPS.

UNM has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group increased their price target on Unum Group from $75.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Barclays raised their price objective on Unum Group from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Unum Group from $95.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Unum Group from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Unum Group from $87.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.50.

Unum Group Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE UNM opened at $82.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.78. Unum Group has a fifty-two week low of $48.38 and a fifty-two week high of $84.48. The company has a market cap of $14.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.67, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.38.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.19 by ($0.15). Unum Group had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 13.81%. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.34 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Unum Group announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the financial services provider to reacquire up to 7.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Unum Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.05%. Unum Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.79%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Lisa G. Iglesias sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.75, for a total value of $579,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 31,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,588,751. This trade represents a 18.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Richard P. Mckenney sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.99, for a total value of $4,099,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 980,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,402,427.63. The trade was a 4.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 67,000 shares of company stock worth $5,478,750. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Unum Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barrett & Company Inc. lifted its position in Unum Group by 300.0% during the 4th quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 396 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Unum Group during the 1st quarter worth about $30,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Unum Group during the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Unum Group during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Unum Group by 196.9% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 478 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.57% of the company’s stock.

Unum Group Company Profile

Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and internationally. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segment. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as individual disability, voluntary benefits, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products.