Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. CNO Financial Group Inc shares valued at $477,645 were sold by Mead Michael E. on Jul 07 ’25. At $37.97 per share, Mead Michael E. sold 12,581 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,729 shares worth approximately $0.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mead Michael E. sold 12,389 shares, netting a total of over 473,257 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $38.20 each, the insider now holds 28,310 shares.
Before that, MICHAEL E MEAD had added 12,581 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $477,644, the Officer bought CNO Financial Group Inc shares for $37.97 each.
As published in their initiating research note from BMO Capital Markets on January 23, 2025, CNO Financial Group Inc [CNO] has been a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $38. Analysts at Piper Sandler upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of January 04, 2024, Evercore ISI has decreased its “an In-line” rating to a “an Underperform” for CNO.
Analyzing CNO Stock Performance
On last trading session,, CNO Financial Group Inc [NYSE: CNO] rose 1.49% to $36.69. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.145, but it reached a high of $36.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.16%. Over the course of the year, CNO Financial Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 26.17%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $43.20 on 03/26/25 and a 52-week low of $34.63 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 36.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 35.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 36.98. The next price resistance is at 37.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is CNO Financial Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CNO Financial Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 2.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.17 million shares. A jump of 5.9% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.84.
Which companies own the most shares of CNO Financial Group Inc (CNO)?
In terms of CNO Financial Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 29 in the next 12 months, down nearly -19.78% from the previous closing price of $36.15. Analysts anticipate CNO Financial Group Inc stock to reach 37 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked CNO Financial Group Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On September 13, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $25.
