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CNO Stock Analysis

CNO Financial Group, Inc. · current price $55.34 (+0.31% today)

Top-tier setup — 4/4 EPS beats. Caveat: trades 2.9% above analyst mean target. Stock is trading above the analyst mean target ($54) — limited consensus headroom.
★★★★★
Top Tier
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
66
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
26
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
72
High quality
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
50
Fairly priced
is the price fair?
Sentiment
30
Out of favour
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
79
Low risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
FundamentalsFundamentals: 7272Relative strengthRelative strength: 100100RSI zoneRSI zone: 100100Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 9393Trend strengthTrend strength: 1001001-month momentum1-month momentum: 6262GrowthGrowth: 7070
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 38.7%38.7%OperatingOperating: 16.7%16.7%NetNet: 6.0%6.0%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 21.4%21.4%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +29.9% vs estimate+30%2026-062026-03: +12.9% vs estimate+13%2026-032025-12: +21.9% vs estimate+22%2025-122025-09: +40.2% vs estimate+40%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading CNO’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading CNO’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO)

Latest earnings

EPS
$1.29 vs $0.92 est · +40.2% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$1.29B · +8.1% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
+3.5%
Beat streak
4 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
19.1×
Forward P/E
11.0×
PEG
1.29
Price / Sales
1.1×
Price / Book
2.0×
EV / EBITDA
8.2×
Analyst target
$53.75
Target range
$52.00 – $56.00
Implied upside
-2.9%
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Financial health

Gross margin
38.7%
Operating margin
16.7%
Net margin
6.0%
FCF margin
21.4%
Return on equity
10.9%
Debt / equity
1.76
Revenue growth YoY
+11.6%
EPS growth YoY
+46.2%
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Technicals

$38.2252-week range$57.59
RSI (14)
61
50-day MA
$53.47
200-day MA
$45.70
ATR (14)
0.92
Beta
0.82
1-month return
+3.5%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$1.29$0.92+40.2%Beat
2025-12-31$1.47$1.21+21.9%Beat
2026-03-31$1.05$0.93+12.9%Beat
2026-06-30$1.26$0.97+29.9%Beat
Beat 4 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.00%
Dividend yield
1.31%
Beta
0.82
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Latest news on CNO

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Frequently asked

What is CNO's Quant Score?

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 72/100, rated ★★★★★ Top Tier. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) a buy?

TickerMover does not give buy or sell recommendations. CNO scores 72/100 (★★★★★ Top Tier) on our quantitative research model — a screening signal, not a personal recommendation. Do your own research, and consider an FCA-authorised adviser before investing.

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