CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Financial Services · Insurance - Life
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $49.97 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Counterparty: top-7 reinsurers.
CNO Financial Group markets health insurance, annuities and individual life insurance to middle-income pre-retirees and retirees across all 50 states through three brands: Bankers Life, Washington National and Colonial Penn. The company collected $4.6 billion in premiums in 2025... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $49.97 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Counterparty: top-7 reinsurers. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 70, MACD bullish. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 46d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-12Recent Developments — CNO Financial Group, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS This Morgan Stanley Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 4 Upgrades For Monday — benzinga Jun 1, 2026 positive
- NEWS Dell Technologies To Gain Nearly 79%? Here Are 10 Analyst Calls Investors Should Know — benzinga Jun 1, 2026 positive
- NEWS Evercore ISI Group Upgrades CNO Finl Group to In-Line, Raises Price Target to $48 — benzinga Jun 1, 2026 positive
- NEWS Top 2 Financial Stocks That Could Sink Your Portfolio This Quarter — benzinga May 19, 2026 negative
- NEWS Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Market Perform on CNO Finl Group, Raises Price Target to $50 — benzinga May 5, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProductfixed indexed annuities38%10-K Item 1: 'Fixed Indexed Annuities. These products accounted for $1,739.9 million, or 38 percent, of our total premium collections during 2025.'
- LOWGeographicFlorida12%10-K Item 1: 'Sales to residents of the following states accounted for at least 5 percent of our 2025 collected premiums: Florida (12 percent)'
- HIGHcounterpartytop-7 reinsurers10-K Item 1A: 'Our seven largest reinsurers...accounted for 97 percent of our ceded life insurance inforce and 99 percent of our reinsurance receivables.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $49.97 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Counterparty: top-7 reinsurers. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 70, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $48.27. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $49.20 (-1.5% upside). Prior stop was $48.27. Stop-loss: $48.27.
Concentration risk — Counterparty: top-7 reinsurers; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (-0.0% away).
CNO Financial Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 20.0 (forward 10.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover CNO with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $50.
What does CNO Financial Group, Inc. do?CNO Financial Group markets health insurance, annuities and individual life insurance to middle-income pre-retirees and...
CNO Financial Group markets health insurance, annuities and individual life insurance to middle-income pre-retirees and retirees across all 50 states through three brands: Bankers Life, Washington National and Colonial Penn. The company collected $4.6 billion in premiums in 2025 with $38.8 billion in total assets, earning spread income primarily on fixed indexed annuities, which accounted for 38% of total premium collections.