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Unum Group (UNM) stock, explained like you're 5

Unum Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UNM. It is a large cap company in the accident &health insurance industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 14.5 billion dollars.

Ticker
UNM
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Accident &Health Insurance
Size
Large cap, about 14.5 billion dollars

Is Unum Group a small, medium or large cap company?

Yes. Unum Group is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 14.5 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Unum Group makes money

  • Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
  • Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
  • Investment returns on the money they manage.

What moves UNM stock

  • Interest rates and the health of the economy.
  • How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
  • Rules from regulators and market activity.

In the news lately

  • Unum Group (UNM) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
  • Unum Group $UNM Stock: First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Trims Holdings (MarketBeat)
  • Press Release: Unum Group Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.505 Per Share of Its Common Stock (Moomoo)
  • Unum Group (UNM) Stock Forecasts (Yahoo Finance)
  • Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) Shares Set to Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.51 (MarketBeat)

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Key terms to know before you follow UNM

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Dividend yield

Questions about Unum Group stock

What does Unum Group do?

Unum Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UNM. It is a large cap company in the accident &health insurance industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 14.5 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Unum Group?

Unum Group trades under the ticker UNM on the New York Stock Exchange.

What is Unum Group's market cap?

Unum Group is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 14.5 billion dollars.

How does Unum Group make money?

Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.

What moves UNM stock?

Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.

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Similar stocks

  • PFG · Principal Financial Group
  • CNO · CNO Financial Group
  • UNMA · Unum Group
  • JPM · JPMorgan Chase

Similar stocks

  • PFGPrincipal Financial Group
  • CNOCNO Financial Group
  • UNMAUnum Group
  • JPMJPMorgan Chase

Compare UNM: UNM vs PFG, UNM vs CNO, UNM vs UNMA

Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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