Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.500-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.420. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HMN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets set a $48.00 target price on shares of Horace Mann Educators and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Horace Mann Educators in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Horace Mann Educators from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.75.

Horace Mann Educators Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HMN traded up $0.89 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.14. The company had a trading volume of 288,940 shares, compared to its average volume of 242,283. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.46. The stock has a market cap of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 13.35 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Horace Mann Educators has a 1-year low of $36.20 and a 1-year high of $47.81.

Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 3rd. The insurance provider reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $330.60 million during the quarter. Horace Mann Educators had a return on equity of 14.23% and a net margin of 8.49%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Horace Mann Educators will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Horace Mann Educators Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Horace Mann Educators’s payout ratio is currently 41.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Horace Mann Educators news, CEO Marita Zuraitis sold 5,000 shares of Horace Mann Educators stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.81, for a total transaction of $224,050.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 293,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,164,640.28. The trade was a 1.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Donald M. Carley sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.94, for a total value of $160,790.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 22,092 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,014,906.48. The trade was a 13.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 13,500 shares of company stock valued at $613,640 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Horace Mann Educators by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,504 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co increased its holdings in Horace Mann Educators by 1.2% in the second quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 36,774 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,580,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in Horace Mann Educators by 1.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 37,666 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,619,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Horace Mann Educators by 222.3% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 909 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 627 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its position in Horace Mann Educators by 14.9% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 5,268 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 684 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.28% of the company’s stock.

About Horace Mann Educators

Horace Mann Educators Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance holding company in the United States. The company operates through Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits segments. Its Property & Casualty segment offers insurance products, including private passenger auto insurance, residential home insurance, and personal umbrella insurance; and provides auto coverages including liability and collision, and property coverage for homeowners and renters.