Jackson Financial Inc vs Unum Group

Jackson Financial Inc (JXN) is overvalued and Unum Group (UNM) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. UNM is the closer of the two: -65%, against -227% for JXN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Jackson Financial Inc (JXN)

Book value at 0.50x, the multiple a 1.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $39.68; the price of $129.57 is 227% above that value.

Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Unum Group (UNM)

Book value at 0.78x, the multiple a 6.3% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $56.68; the price of $93.32 is 65% above that value.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricJXNUNM
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$129.57$93.32
Intrinsic value$39.68$56.68
Margin of safety-227%-65%
Leak Score0/100 (3/12)27/100 (3/12)
Market cap$8.8B$14.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years15.8%-0.2%
Operating margin1.3%8.7%
Net margin0.9%5.3%
Return on equity1.0%6.3%
Debt to equity0.280.35
P/E178.0x21.8x
Forward P/E4.1x9.9x
P/B0.9x1.4x
Dividend yield2.8%2.1%

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