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 $2.28 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 $2.61 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 Monday, Unum Group [NYSE:UNM] saw its stock jump 2.46% to $83.34. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.12%. Unum Group shares have risen nearly 14.12% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 57.27% 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 $77.02, while 200 days put it at $64.81.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For UNM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 82.34, which if violated will result in even more drops to 81.33. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 83.86. A further resistance level may holdings at 84.37. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 64.16, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.99, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 0.42%. Stochastics %K at 84.07% indicates the stock is a selling.
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.
