Horace Mann Educators Corporation (HMN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Horace Mann Educators Corporation stock $38.42, price $53.25, that is 27.8% below the price, quality 58 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 6 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Horace Mann Educators Corporation
HMN · USOur calculation puts a fair price 28% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $24.92 – $53.73 · fair‑value band $31.55 – $49.28 · the $53.25 price screens above the $38.42 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Company profile
Horace Mann Educators Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance holding company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits segments.
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The Property & Casualty segment offers insurance products, including private passenger auto insurance, residential home insurance, and personal umbrella insurance; standard auto coverage including liability, collision, and comprehensive; property coverage for homeowners and renters.
The Life & Retirement segment sells tax-qualified fixed, fixed indexed, and variable annuities; the Horace Mann Retirement Advantage open architecture platform and other defined contribution plans; traditional term, whole life insurance products, and indexed universal life (IUL) products.
This segment also offers Life by Design, a portfolio of individual whole life and individual term insurance products that address the financial planning needs of educators; Life Select, a combination product that mixes a base of either traditional whole life, 20-pay life, or life paid-up at age 65 with a variety of term riders; single premium whole life products; and cash value term.
The Supplemental & Group Benefits segment offers employer-sponsored products, including accident, critical illness, limited-benefit fixed indemnity insurance, term life, and short-term and long-term disability, as well as worksite direct products, such as supplemental heart, cancer, disability, and accident coverages.
The company offers individual protection and savings solutions, including auto insurance, property insurance, liability insurance, 403(b) retirement plans, mutual funds, life insurance, student loan solutions, credit monitoring, and financial wellness workshops.
It distributes its products and services through agents, brokers, benefit specialists, direct and digital channels. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.
Stock analysis
Horace Mann Educators Corporation (HMN) currently trades at $53.25, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $38.42, 28% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $42.07 per share, and 0 of the 6 models we run sit above the $53.25 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $15.36, and 6 of the 6 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $31.55 (bear) to $49.28 (bull), the price of $53.25 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Horace Mann Educators Corporation reported revenue of $1.6B in FY2025 versus $1.3B in FY2021, a compound +6.8%/yr. Reported net income was $162M in FY2025, compounding −1.2%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $2.2B Mid · P/E ratio 11.8 · P/S ratio 1.26 · EPS (TTM) $4.53 · Dividend yield 2.7% · Net margin 10.2% · Return on equity 12.4% · Return on assets (EBIT) 0.8% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 48 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 1% below its 52-week high and 30% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −22% fair-value upside, at −28%, HMN screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 6 models by family
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, 5 officers or directors sold shares worth $2.8M and none bought.
- SaleMarita ZuraitisPresident & CEO, Director14× since Dec 1, 2025: 70,000 shares, avg. $47.99$3.4MNov 2, 202610b5-1 plan
- SalePerry G. HinesDirector3,237 shares at $52.22$169,036Sep 3, 2026
- SaleDonald M CarleyGeneral Counsel2,054 shares at $52.28$107,383Sep 3, 2026
- SaleThomas A BradleyDirector5,000 shares at $51.72$258,600Aug 12, 2026
- SaleHenry Wade ReeceDirector2× since Nov 24, 2025: 2,675 shares, avg. $48.45$129,591Aug 12, 2026
- SaleBeverley J. McClureDirector3× since Nov 13, 2025: 3,244 shares, avg. $44.37$143,948Apr 1, 202610b5-1 plan
- BuySteven R ChaubyChief Marketing Officer180 shares at $42.40$7,632Mar 26, 2026
- BuyVictor FetterDirector3,500 shares at $42.73$149,555Feb 25, 2026
- SaleMark R DesrochersSenior Vice President3,000 shares at $47.00$141,000Nov 21, 2025
Plus 9 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
Revenue & earnings trend
HMN screens overvalued: fair value 28% below the price. Compare with Chubb Limited →
Recent news
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Insurance - Property & Casualty · 100 stocks
Valuation Multiplesvs Insurance - Property & Casualty median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
HEALTH: for banks, insurers and similar financial firms borrowed money is part of the business, so we do not rate debt here.
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| The People's Insurance Company 601319 | ¥7.26 | ¥9.01 | +24% | vs HMN |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings FFH | C$2,673 | C$3,076 | +15% | vs HMN |
| The Allstate Corporation ALL | $254.81 | $290.52 | +14% | vs HMN |
| PICC Property and Casualty Company 2328 | HK$17.25 | HK$19.02 | +10% | vs HMN |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation CINF | $185.48 | $144.19 | −22% | vs HMN |
| The Progressive Corporation PGR | $227.77 | $160.75 | −29% | vs HMN |
| Chubb Limited CB | $365.02 | $235.99 | −35% | vs HMN |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc TRV | $395.20 | $254.84 | −36% | vs HMN |
| Intact Financial Corporation IFC | C$276.00 | C$168.64 | −39% | vs HMN |
| W. R. Berkley Corporation WRB | $75.23 | $43.28 | −42% | vs HMN |
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