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Sun Life Financial TSX:SLF.PRC Stock Report

Last Price

CA$19.94

Market Cap

CA$49.0b

7D

-0.8%

1Y

8.8%

Updated

27 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Sun Life Financial Inc.

TSX:SLF.PRC Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$49.0b

SLF.PRC Stock Overview

A financial services company, provides savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. More details

SLF.PRC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Sun Life Financial
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$19.94
52 Week HighCA$21.10
52 Week LowCA$17.69
Beta0.97
1 Month Change-0.30%
3 Month Change-4.09%
1 Year Change8.78%
3 Year Change-20.24%
5 Year Change-6.34%
Change since IPO-19.27%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SLF.PRCCA InsuranceCA Market
7D-0.8%1.1%1.7%
1Y8.8%33.8%16.1%

Return vs Industry: SLF.PRC underperformed the Canadian Insurance industry which returned 33.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SLF.PRC underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 16.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SLF.PRC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SLF.PRC volatility
SLF.PRC Average Weekly Movement1.9%
Insurance Industry Average Movement2.7%
Market Average Movement8.1%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: SLF.PRC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: SLF.PRC's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
187130,941Kevin Strainwww.sunlife.com

Sun Life Financial Inc., a financial services company, provides savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Asset Management, Canada, U.S., Asia, and Corporate. It offers various insurance products, such as term and permanent life; personal health, which includes prescription drugs, dental, and vision care; critical illness; long-term care; and disability, as well as reinsurance.

Sun Life Financial Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Sun Life Financial's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SLF.PRC fundamental statistics
Market capCA$49.00b
Earnings (TTM)CA$3.56b
Revenue (TTM)CA$32.56b

13.8x

P/E Ratio

1.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SLF.PRC income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$32.56b
Cost of RevenueCA$17.50b
Gross ProfitCA$15.06b
Other ExpensesCA$11.50b
EarningsCA$3.56b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 12, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)6.19
Gross Margin46.25%
Net Profit Margin10.94%
Debt/Equity Ratio47.8%

How did SLF.PRC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.9%

Current Dividend Yield

52%

Payout Ratio

Does SLF.PRC pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy SLF.PRC by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Sun Life Financial dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateNov 27 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 31 2024
Days until Ex dividend30 days
Days until Dividend pay date4 days

Does SLF.PRC pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 03:35
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Sun Life Financial Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
John EadeArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research