Unum Group’s recent filing unveils that its Director DeVore Susan D. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.81 million on Mar 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $80.88 per share,10,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, DeVore Susan D. now holds 27,396 shares worth roughly $2.16 million.
Then, McKenney Richard P sold 50,000 shares, generating $4,099,454 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $81.99, the President and CEO now owns 980,637 shares.
Before that, IGLESIAS LISA G sold 7,000 shares. Unum Group shares valued at $579,250 were divested by the EVP, General Counsel at a price of $82.75 per share. As a result of the transaction, IGLESIAS LISA G now holds 31,284 shares, worth roughly $2.47 million.
Raymond James upgraded its Unum Group [UNM] rating to a Strong buy from a a Mkt perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BMO Capital Markets’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late January with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. JP Morgan also remained covering UNM and has decreased its forecast on January 07, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Evercore ISI revised its rating on November 14, 2024. It rated UNM as “an Outperform” which previously was an “an In-line”.
Price Performance Review of UNM
On Friday, Unum Group [NYSE:UNM] saw its stock jump 2.18% to $78.83. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.27%. Unum Group shares have risen nearly 7.94% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 54.90% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $83.96 was reached on 02/27/25, a 52-week low of $48.38 was recorded on 01/10/25. SMA at 50 days reached $76.00, while 200 days put it at $63.95.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For UNM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 77.82, which if violated will result in even more drops to 76.82. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 79.43. A further resistance level may holdings at 80.03. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.17, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.15, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 57.61%. Stochastics %K at 36.09% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Unum Group?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Unum Group stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 0.43 million shares to a total of 2.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 2.43 million shares. There was a rise of 15.11%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 05, 2024 when Barclays began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $73 price target.
