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Unum Group
Unum Group provides workplace-focused insurance and financial protection benefits to employers, employees, and their families. Its products include disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental, and vision coverage, along with fee-based services such as leave management and claims administration. It operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Unum Group’s core operating segments are Unum US, Unum International, and Colonial Life; it also has Closed Block and Corporate segments. Unum US offers group disability and life, voluntary benefits, individual disability, and dental and vision products. Unum International provides group and supplemental insurance in the United Kingdom and individual and group life insurance in Poland. Colonial Life sells accident, sickness, disability, life, cancer, and critical illness products through workplace channels. The Closed Block segment manages insurance products no longer actively marketed. The company earns premiums on insurance policies and fees for certain administrative services.
Wells Fargo lowered its price target for Unum Group to $91 from $102, maintaining an Overweight rating. The new target suggests an 11.8% upside from the Nov 11 close of $81.37. Recent analyst price targets for Unum Group range from $85 to $100.
Wall Street saw significant declines, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 5.52% and the S&P 500 losing 4.36% due to concerns over AI regulations and data center spending. Analysts upgraded five stocks: Unum (NYSE:UNM) with a 21% upside, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) with a 29% upside, Fox (NASDAQ:FOX) with a 36% upside, and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) with a 48% upside. JPMorgan, Oppenheimer, Seaport Global, and Gerdes Energy Research provided the upgrades.
Morgan Stanley kept Unum Gr at Equal-Weight but reduced its price target to $85 from $92, a 7.6% cut. The new target suggests 5.9% upside from the Nov 9 close of $80.23. Recent analyst notes on Unum Gr have price targets ranging from $85 to $101.
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Wells Fargo lowered its price target for Unum Group to $91 from $102, maintaining an Overweight rating. The new target suggests an 11.8% upside from the Nov 11 close of $81.37. Recent analyst price targets for Unum Group range from $85 to $100.
Wall Street saw significant declines, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 5.52% and the S&P 500 losing 4.36% due to concerns over AI regulations and data center spending. Analysts upgraded five stocks: Unum (NYSE:UNM) with a 21% upside, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) with a 29% upside, Fox (NASDAQ:FOX) with a 36% upside, and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) with a 48% upside. JPMorgan, Oppenheimer, Seaport Global, and Gerdes Energy Research provided the upgrades.
Morgan Stanley kept Unum Gr at Equal-Weight but reduced its price target to $85 from $92, a 7.6% cut. The new target suggests 5.9% upside from the Nov 9 close of $80.23. Recent analyst notes on Unum Gr have price targets ranging from $85 to $101.
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JP Morgan upgraded Unum Group to Overweight from Neutral, lowering its price target to $90 from $98, an 8.2% decrease. The new target implies a 17.3% upside from the Nov 6 close of $76.75. Recent analyst price targets for Unum Group range from $85 to $102.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods kept Unum Group's rating at Outperform but reduced its price target to $97 from $108, a 10.2% cut. The new target suggests a 29.7% upside from the Nov 4 close of $74.79. Recent analyst price targets for Unum Group range from $85 to $102.
Truist Securities kept its Buy rating on Unum Group but reduced its price target from $96 to $85, an 11.5% decrease. The new target suggests a 13.7% upside from the Nov 4 close of $74.79. Other recent analyst targets for the company range from $100 to $102.
Evercore ISI Group kept Unum Gr's rating at Outperform, cutting its price target to $100 from $110, a 9.1% reduction. The new target suggests a 33.7% upside from the Nov 4 close of $74.79.
Unum Group (UNM) reported Q3 2026 earnings with mixed results. Core premiums grew 5%, and the company returned $1B to shareholders. However, earnings per share of $2.20 missed expectations due to higher disability claims. The group disability benefit ratio rose to 70.6%, and the full-year EPS outlook was revised to $8.30-$8.50. Management attributed the increase in claims to behavioral health issues and expects pricing actions to address the trend.
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