Voya Financial Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with net income of $162 million ($1.66 per diluted share) and after-tax adjusted operating earnings of $240 million ($2.46 per diluted share). The company achieved a significant milestone by exceeding $1 trillion in total assets across Retirement and Investment Management.

Key highlights include: $0.2 billion in excess capital generation, $44 million returned to shareholders through dividends, and strong performance across business segments. Retirement segment earnings increased to $235 million, Investment Management generated $1.8 billion in net inflows, and Employee Benefits earnings rose to $69 million. The company also secured a new $600 million facility agreement providing additional financial flexibility.

Voya Financial (NYSE: VOYA) has announced its dividend declarations for Q3 2025. The company will distribute a common stock dividend of $0.45 per share, payable on September 26, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 26, 2025.

Additionally, the board declared a semi-annual dividend of $38.79 per share on its Series A 7.758% preferred stock and a quarterly dividend of $13.3750 per share on its Series B 5.35% preferred stock (equivalent to $0.334375 per depositary share). Both preferred stock dividends will be paid on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 26, 2025.

Voya Investment Management (NYSE: VOYA) announced significant expansion of its Distribution team with four key appointments and launched a new practice management platform. Lynn Flaherty joins as head of Marketing, Greg Khost as managing director and head of Intermediary Sales, Brook Conley as Eastern Divisional sales head, and Andrew Terry as head of Insurance Solutions.

The company also introduced Voya Global Consulting (VGC), a new practice management platform led by Jason Chura. VGC aims to help financial advisors enhance their business growth through customizable learning experiences, focusing on communication skills, client behavior understanding, and building confidence in client interactions.

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) has released a comprehensive research study revealing significant disparities in retirement readiness and financial confidence across different demographic groups. While 90% of benefits-eligible employees understand retirement plan pretax benefits, only 65% feel confident about their retirement timeline.

The study highlights notable gaps among women, minorities, and younger generations. Gen Z (82%), millennials (71%), and minorities (76%) reported needing more help understanding financial wellness compared to other groups. The research also revealed that flexible hours (66%) and employer-sponsored retirement plans (65%) now rival compensation (69%) as key retention factors.

Financial anxiety has increased across demographics, with uncertainty rising from 64% to 70% and confidence dropping from 41% to 36% in the past three months. Younger generations particularly express concerns about retirement savings and emergency funds.

Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGA) and Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (NYSE: IDE) have declared their July 2025 monthly distributions. IGA will distribute $0.085 per share, while IDE will distribute $0.100 per share, both payable July 15, 2025.

For IGA, 75.29% of the current distribution comes from return of capital, while 24.71% is from net investment income. IDE's distribution comprises 68% from net realized long-term capital gains, 30% from return of capital, and 2% from net investment income.

Both funds have shown strong performance, with IGA reporting a 5-year average annual return of 11.56% and IDE showing 12.72% for the same period.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) and Voya Financial (NYSE: VOYA) have announced a strategic partnership to develop private markets investment products for defined contribution retirement plans. Voya, serving over 39,000 U.S. employers with more than $630 billion in defined contribution assets, will collaborate with Blue Owl, which manages $273 billion in assets.

The partnership will initially focus on developing collective investment trusts (CITs) offering access to private markets strategies through Voya's retirement platform and target date solutions. The collaboration aims to expand into other channels, including third-party retirement platforms and target date account providers. Additionally, both companies plan to explore opportunities in the insurance asset management industry.

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) has scheduled its second-quarter 2025 earnings announcement and conference call. The company will release its Q2 2025 financial results after market close on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. A webcast and conference call to discuss the results will be held on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET.

The earnings release, investor supplement, and analyst presentation will be available on the company's investor relations website. A replay of the webcast will be accessible starting at 1 p.m. ET on August 6, 2025.

Voya Investment Management (NYSE: VOYA) announced significant leadership changes across its investment platforms, effective July 1, 2025. Eric Stein, CFA, will expand his role as chief investment officer, overseeing public and private fixed income, alternatives, equities, and multi-asset strategies. Jeff Hobbs, CFA, will become chief investment officer of Fixed Income.

Two veteran executives announced their retirement: Chris Lyons, CFA (head of Private Fixed Income and Alternatives) will retire December 31, 2025, after 32 years with Voya IM, and Vincent Costa, CFA (chief investment officer of equities) will retire September 30, 2025, after 19 years. James Lydotes, CFA, from Newton Investment Management, will join as the new Chief Investment Officer of Equities on September 2, 2025.

Voya Financial (NYSE: VOYA) has announced a strategic collaboration with Savi to enhance its student loan debt solutions portfolio. The partnership will provide employers and employees with tools to manage student loan debt more effectively, with many Savi guidance features offered at no cost. The collaboration supports the SECURE 2.0 Act's student loan match provision, allowing employers to make retirement plan matching contributions based on employees' student loan payments. Key features include a comprehensive loan dashboard, repayment calculator, forgiveness-eligibility detection, AI-powered chatbot, educational workshops, and optional one-on-one expert assistance. According to Voya's research, 42% of employees are more likely to remain with employers offering student loan debt assistance. This initiative aligns with Voya's commitment to improving financial wellness and creating better financial futures for employees.