After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Life industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Unum Group is $14.11B. A total of 1.0 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.20M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Arnold Timothy Gerald sold 10,000 shares of UNM for 76.92 per share on Nov 27 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, VB & President, Colonial now owns 54,827 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 27 ’24, Arnold Timothy Gerald bought 10,000 shares at 76.92 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, McKenney Richard P disposed of 58,865 shares on Nov 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $75.39. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 1,007,003 shares of UNM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LARSON GLORIA C sold 10,000 shares at $74.50 per share on Nov 21 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 121,491.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.62, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.16. UNM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.3% when it declared a $0.42 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/24/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/25/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.67%. The UNM stock dividend was $0.42 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UNM has a high of $79.43 and a low of $48.38.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. UNM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $44.80B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $54.74, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $11.42B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for UNM is Buy with a score of 4.31.
