Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) COO Kevin P. Mccarthy unloaded 1,610 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total value of $54,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 211,227 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,181,718. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) stock opened at $33.94 in last session, and closed at $34.37, while the day range of UNM stock is $33.84-$34.38.The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.38%.
A number of research firms have recently commented on AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL). Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of AFLAC to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Separately, analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of AFLAC in a research note on Friday, February 7th. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Barclays raised their price target on shares of AFLAC from $73.00 to $78.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. AFLAC currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $66.84. AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) stock opened at $62.50, in last session and closed at $63.38, by gained 1.25%.The 52 week range was $48.54-$67.62.Company’s market capitalization is $29.12 billion.
Zacks reissued their outperform rating on shares of CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) in a research note released on Thursday morning, American Banking News reports. They currently have a $21.00 target price on the stockCNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) stock loosed 0.11% and finished the last session at $18.16.The EPS of the stock remained 2.09.Company’s market capitalization is $4.00 billion.
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a premier provider of specialty insurance and insurance-related products and services, will host an Investor Day in New York City on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. The event will feature presentations by members of Assurant’s executive management team on the company’s performance and long-term strategy. Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) stock opened the session at $63.71, and closed the session at $64.91.The 52 week range of the AIZ stock remained $40.24-$68.95 and the day range was $63.71-$65.03.