DOWLING & PARTN Comments on Voya Financial FY2026 Earnings

Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Voya Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $9.70 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Voya Financial’s current full-year earnings is $9.61 per share.

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The asset manager reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.98 billion. Voya Financial had a return on equity of 13.84% and a net margin of 8.24%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.00 EPS.

VOYA has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Voya Financial from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Voya Financial from $87.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on Voya Financial from $82.00 to $81.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Evercore decreased their price target on Voya Financial from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, TD Cowen assumed coverage on Voya Financial in a research note on Monday, April 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Voya Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $88.30.

Voya Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VOYA opened at $82.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.46 billion, a PE ratio of 12.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.27. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $74.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.65. Voya Financial has a fifty-two week low of $64.50 and a fifty-two week high of $84.00.

Voya Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 26th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Voya Financial’s payout ratio is currently 28.40%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Voya Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Voya Financial by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,516,879 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $487,463,000 after acquiring an additional 977,870 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Voya Financial by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,492,908 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $334,677,000 after acquiring an additional 230,877 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its position in Voya Financial by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,673,118 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $250,947,000 after acquiring an additional 46,906 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its position in Voya Financial by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,557,281 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $265,363,000 after acquiring an additional 61,962 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Voya Financial by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,418,536 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $242,716,000 after acquiring an additional 219,130 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.10% of the company’s stock.

Voya Financial Company Profile

Voya Financial, Inc (NYSE: VOYA) is a financial services company headquartered in New York City, focused on helping Americans plan, invest and protect their savings. The company traces its roots to the U.S. operations of ING Group, which were spun off in 2013 and rebranded as Voya Financial in 2014. Voya’s operations are built around a customer-centric approach, drawing on decades of experience in retirement planning and risk management to serve both individual and institutional clients.

Voya’s core business activities span three key segments: Retirement, Investment Management and Employee Benefits.