ICON Advisers increased its position in shares of CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 333,210 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,100 shares during the period. ICON Advisers owned 0.16% of CNO Financial Group worth $6,268,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Separately, Beacon Capital Management bought a new position in CNO Financial Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $0.

CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) traded up 2.46% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $16.63. 1,349,221 shares of the stock traded hands. CNO Financial Group Inc has a 1-year low of $15.29 and a 1-year high of $20.88. The firm has a market cap of $3.09 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $18.27 and a 200 day moving average of $18.63.

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $904.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.24 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.35 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that CNO Financial Group Inc will post $1.27 EPS for the current year.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of CNO Financial Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $22.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th. Goldman Sachs assumed coverage on shares of CNO Financial Group in a research report on Tuesday, November 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $23.00 target price on the stock. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 price target on shares of CNO Financial Group in a research note on Monday, November 16th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of CNO Financial Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Finally, Raymond James assumed coverage on shares of CNO Financial Group in a research note on Monday, December 21st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $20.50 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. CNO Financial Group presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $20.70.

In other news, insider Scott R. Perry sold 11,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.72, for a total transaction of $216,920.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 281,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,551,120.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. is a holding company for a group of insurance companies operating throughout the United States that develop, market and administer health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance and other insurance products. The Company manages its business through three operating segments: Bankers Life, Washington National and Colonial Penn. Bankers Life markets and distributes Medicare supplement insurance, interest-sensitive life insurance, traditional life insurance, fixed annuities and long-term care insurance products. Washington National markets and distributes supplemental health, including specified disease, accident and hospital indemnity insurance products, and life insurance. Colonial Penn markets primarily graded benefit and simplified issue life insurance.

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