Unum Group Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

UNMA Stock  USD 25.00  0.08  0.32%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Unum Group is 'Strong Hold'. Macroaxis provides Unum buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding Unum positions.
  
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In addition, we conduct extensive research on individual companies such as Unum and provide practical buy, sell, or hold advice based on investors' investing horizon and their risk tolerance towards Unum Group. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

InsignificantDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very SmallDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Slowly supersedes the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

FrailDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Possible ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Unum Group has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0265, Jensen Alpha of 0.0518, Total Risk Alpha of 0.1154, Sortino Ratio of 0.1676 and Treynor Ratio of 0.045
Our trade recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Unum Group. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Unum Group is not overpriced, please validate all Unum fundamentals, including its current ratio, and the relationship between the cash and equivalents and beta . Given that Unum Group has a book value per share of 43.20 X, we advise you to double-check Unum Group market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your current risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Unum Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Unum Group is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
Unum Group has a frail financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
Latest headline from news.google.com: Unum Group Among the Most Undervalued Insurance Stocks to Buy Now - Insider Monkey

Unum Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Unum's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Unum's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Unum daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Unum Group price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Unum returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Unum.
Mean Return
0.03
Value At Risk
-1.32
Potential Upside
1.40
Standard Deviation
0.80
   Return Density   
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Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Unum historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Unum Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change In Cash(9.9M)112.9M(122M)44.2M26.8M17.6M
Free Cash Flow478.4M1.3B1.3B1.1B1.4B1.2B
Other Non Cash Items(2.3B)(693.3M)(151.4M)(317.8M)(382M)(401.1M)
Dividends Paid231.9M239.4M254.2M(277.1M)(296.5M)(281.7M)
Capital Expenditures119.1M110.3M102.2M134.8M125.7M132.0M
Net Income793M824.2M1.3B1.3B1.8B1.9B
End Period Cash Flow197M75M119.2M146M162.8M91.2M
Depreciation113.6M119.8M110.5M108.8M116.1M149.5M
Investments(1.2B)(148.6M)(1.2B)(853.7M)(768.3M)(806.7M)
Change Receivables(200.4M)122.4M502.4M382.8M440.2M462.2M
Net Borrowings322.9M14.1M25.3M(18.4M)(21.2M)(20.1M)
Change To Netincome56M(1.1B)17.1M65.9M59.3M62.3M

Unum Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Unum or Insurance sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Unum's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Unum stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.05
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.34
σ
Overall volatility
0.83
Ir
Information ratio 0.16

Unum Volatility Alert

Unum Group exhibits relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.31 and kurtosis of 0.84. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Unum's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Unum's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Unum Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Unum's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Unum's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Unum and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Unum or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Unum's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Unum by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
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 Worse Than Average Compare Unum to competition
FundamentalsUnumPeer Average
Price To Earning5.23 X28.72 X
Revenue12.89 B9.43 B
EBITDA1.94 B3.9 B
Net Income1.78 B570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents1.53 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share7.01 X5.01 X
Total Debt3.74 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity33.90 %48.70 %
Current Ratio8.48 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share43.20 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations1.51 B971.22 M
Number Of Employees9.4 K18.84 K
Beta1.41-0.15
Market Capitalization5.65 B19.03 B
Total Asset15.65 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings12.91 B9.33 B
Annual Yield0.06 %
Net Asset15.65 B
Last Dividend Paid0.95
Note: Disposition of 2220 shares by Christopher Pyne of Unum at 42.81 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Unum Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Unum . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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When determining whether Unum Group offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Unum's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Unum Group Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Unum Group Stock:
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Is Life & Health Insurance space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Unum. If investors know Unum will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Unum listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Dividend Share
0.95
The market value of Unum Group is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Unum that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Unum's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Unum's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Unum's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Unum's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Unum's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Unum is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Unum's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.