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 $1,319,639 were sold by Bhojwani Gary C. on Jan 02 ’26. At $41.99 per share, Bhojwani Gary C. sold 31,430 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 195,926 shares worth approximately $8.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, GARY BHOJWANI purchased 31,430 shares, netting a total of over 1,319,642 in proceeds.
Before that, TARASI ROCCO F III had sold 9,283 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $395,439, the Chief Marketing Officer traded CNO Financial Group Inc shares for $42.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,283 shares, worth approximately $3.04 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on December 15, 2025, CNO Financial Group Inc [CNO] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $47. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of April 16, 2024, Piper Sandler has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for CNO. Earlier on January 04, 2024, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for CNO stock which previously was a “an In-line”.
Analyzing CNO Stock Performance
On last trading session, CNO Financial Group Inc [NYSE: CNO] rose 1.51% to $41.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $40.65, but it reached a high of $41.46 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.68%. Over the course of the year, CNO Financial Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.91%.
Is CNO Financial Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CNO Financial Group Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by 50352.0 shares to 1.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.82 million shares. A decline of -2.84% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.34.
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 48.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.87% from the previous closing price of $40.46. Analysts anticipate CNO Financial Group Inc stock to reach 50 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked CNO Financial Group Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
