Update shared on05 Sep 2025
Despite Voya Financial's Q2 earnings beat, robust free cash flow, and positive outlook for Health Solutions and Wealth segments, analysts maintained the price target at $83.27, reflecting confidence in its capital-light model amid industry strength.
Analyst Commentary
- Q2 earnings beat expectations, driven by favorable prior year development in stop-loss and selective underwriting.
- Bullish analysts highlight Voya's capital-light, high free cash flow generating business model.
- Positive organic growth opportunities and improved macro-sensitive segment performance support price target increases.
- The company's reset post-2024 positions it for a Health Solutions rebound and steady performance in Wealth and Investment Management.
- Overall, industry-wide strong reported and core earnings results among life insurers add to constructive sentiment on Voya.
What's in the News
- Voya Financial added BlackRock's LifePath Paycheck® solution to its recordkeeping platform, enabling retirement plan participants to convert savings into guaranteed lifetime income streams.
- The company repurchased no shares in the most recent quarter, concluding its $9.5 billion buyback program with a total of 200.5 million shares repurchased since inception.
- Voya formed a strategic partnership with Blue Owl Capital to develop private markets investment products for defined contribution retirement plans, focusing initially on CITs and exploring further joint initiatives in insurance asset management and private credit strategies.
- Voya Financial was dropped from both the Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index and Russell 1000 Defensive Index.
- Collaborated with Savi to enhance student loan management solutions and with Penguin Benefits to launch the My Absence Voyage tool for expectant parents planning leaves of absence.
Valuation Changes
Summary of Valuation Changes for Voya Financial
- The Consensus Analyst Price Target remained effectively unchanged, at $83.27.
- The Discount Rate for Voya Financial remained effectively unchanged, moving only marginally from 8.97% to 8.91%.
- The Future P/E for Voya Financial remained effectively unchanged, moving only marginally from 10.32x to 10.30x.
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