Why Unum Group’s (UNM) Stock Is Down 5.35%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
July 31, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Unum Group before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Unum Group’s stock price such as:

  • Unum Group’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Unum Group’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for UNM from analysts
  • UNM’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Unum Group (UNM)

Before we jump into Unum Group’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Unum Group, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial protection benefit solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. It operates through Unum US, Unum International, Colonial Life, and Closed Block segments. The company offers group long-term and short-term disability, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment products; supplemental and voluntary products, such as voluntary benefits, individual disability, and dental and vision products; and accident, sickness, disability, life, and cancer and critical illness products. It also provides group pensions, individual life and corporate-owned life insurance, reinsurance pools and management operations, and other miscellaneous products. The company sells its products to employers for the benefit of employees. It sells its products through field sales personnel, independent brokers, consultants, and independent contractor agent sales force and brokers. Unum Group was formerly known as UnumProvident Corporation and changed its name to Unum Group in March 2007. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Unum Group’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Unum Group’s stock price was $86.110.

Unum Group is down 0.76% from its previous closing price of $86.770.

During the last market session, Unum Group’s stock traded between $85.320 and $86.840. Currently, there are approximately 164.07 million shares outstanding for Unum Group.

Unum Group’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 18.8, which is high compared to the Insurance industry median of 12.9. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Unum Group Stock Price History

Unum Group’s (UNM) price is currently down 3.68% so far this month.

During the month of July, Unum Group’s stock price has reached a high of $92.360 and a low of $82.115.

Over the last year, Unum Group has hit prices as high as $93.215 and as low as $68.275. Year to date, Unum Group’s stock is up 11.11%.

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What Caused Unum Group Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 30, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Unum Group’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Unum Group’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Unum Group’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Unum Group’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a B, which means it is considered to be Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Unum Group (UNM) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Unum Group

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 30, 2026, Unum Group has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 1.81%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 58 and is considered to be Average.

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Unum Group Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Unum Group’s stock price is $86.110, which is down 0.76% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Unum Group stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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