This afternoon we watched Unum rise 5.8% to a price of $81.73 per share. The Large-Cap Diversified Insurance company is now trading -5.79% below its average target price of $86.75. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $75.0 to $100.0 per share for Unum, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
Unum's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.9%. The stock's short ratio is 2.32. The company's insiders own 0.99% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 90.1%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Unum.
Institutions Invested in Unum
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 11% | 20,497,586 | $1,675,267,772 |
| 2024-12-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 11% | 19,283,346 | $1,576,027,933 |
| 2024-12-31 | Norges Bank Investment Management | 8% | 13,746,646 | $1,123,513,423 |
| 2024-12-31 | FMR, LLC | 5% | 8,446,698 | $690,348,655 |
| 2024-12-31 | State Street Corporation | 3% | 6,006,498 | $490,911,101 |
| 2024-12-31 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3% | 5,552,252 | $453,785,574 |
| 2024-12-31 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3% | 4,954,260 | $404,911,686 |
| 2024-12-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 3,777,525 | $308,737,130 |
| 2024-12-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 2,983,749 | $243,861,815 |
| 2024-12-31 | LSV Asset Management | 2% | 2,736,640 | $223,665,596 |
