On Friday, AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $5.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.79 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.69 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) net profit margin is 12.70% and weekly performance is 0.36%. On last trading day company shares ended up $61.31. Analysts mean target price for the company is $69.18. AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.67%.
On 21 MAY Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) will begin trading ex-dividend. A cash dividend payment of $0.27 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 10, 2014. Shareholders who purchased AIZ stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 8% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $66.31, the dividend yield is 1.63%. Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) shares advanced 0.05% in last trading session and ended the day on $66.57. AIZ return on assets is 1.70%. Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) quarterly performance is 4.28%.
CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) announced that it is seeking to amend its senior secured credit facility to waive the requirement that the net proceeds in excess of $125 million to be received from the sale of Conseco Life Insurance Company be used to prepay amounts outstanding under CNO’s senior secured credit facility. CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) shares moved down -0.43% in last trading session and was closed at $16.08, while trading in range of $16.05 – $16.20. CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) year to date (YTD) performance is -8.79%.
On 19 MAY Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) announced operating income of $210.8 million in the 1Q2014. So, there is an increase of 1.3% compared to income of $208.1 million in the 1Q2013. Premium income for the segment is also increased by 1.1% from $1,152.5 million in the 1Q2014 to $1,139.7 million in the 1Q2013. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) ended the last trading day at $33.46. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.21% and price to cash ratio as 113.03. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.54%.
On 2 MAY, StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SFG) reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $691.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $726.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that StanCorp Financial Group will post $5.12 EPS for the current fiscal year. StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SFG) net profit margin is 8.20% and weekly performance is 2.69%. On last trading day company shares ended up $60.04. Analysts mean target price for the company is $65.29. StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SFG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -4.72%.