Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Purchases Shares of 12,500 Horace Mann Educators Corporation $HMN

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMNFree Report) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 12,500 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $646,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HMN. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Horace Mann Educators in the second quarter worth $304,006,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Horace Mann Educators by 0.6% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,184,648 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $93,243,000 after buying an additional 12,556 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Horace Mann Educators by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,697,576 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $78,394,000 after acquiring an additional 76,295 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new position in Horace Mann Educators in the 2nd quarter worth about $72,363,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Horace Mann Educators by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,042,622 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $48,156,000 after acquiring an additional 28,763 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Horace Mann Educators

In related news, CEO Marita Zuraitis sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.03, for a total transaction of $390,225.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 307,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,979,921.87. This trade represents a 2.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Horace Mann Educators Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:HMN opened at $50.74 on Wednesday. Horace Mann Educators Corporation has a 52-week low of $41.29 and a 52-week high of $55.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $51.95 and a 200 day moving average of $47.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a PE ratio of 11.86 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a current ratio of 0.08.

Horace Mann Educators (NYSE:HMNGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.38. Horace Mann Educators had a return on equity of 14.08% and a net margin of 10.15%.The business had revenue of $443.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.06 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Horace Mann Educators has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Horace Mann Educators Corporation will post 4.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Horace Mann Educators Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Horace Mann Educators’s dividend payout ratio is 33.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on HMN. Weiss Ratings upgraded Horace Mann Educators from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Horace Mann Educators from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $59.00 target price on shares of Horace Mann Educators in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Horace Mann Educators currently has an average rating of “Strong Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

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Horace Mann Educators Profile

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Horace Mann Educators Corporation, based in Springfield, Illinois, specializes in insurance and retirement solutions tailored to educators and school employees across the United States. Founded in 1945, the company partners with public school districts to deliver property and casualty insurance products—including auto, home and liability coverage—through a network of dedicated local agents. Its targeted approach focuses on understanding the unique needs and schedules of teachers, administrators and other school staff, distinguishing its services within the broader insurance market.

In addition to property and casualty offerings, Horace Mann provides life and disability insurance, annuities and retirement plan products designed to help educators plan for financial security beyond their teaching careers.

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