SLF Stock Overview
A financial services company, provides savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Sun Life Financial Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$59.35 |
| 52 Week High | CA$62.85 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$46.41 |
| Beta | 0.97 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.51% |
| 3 Month Change | 2.65% |
| 1 Year Change | 15.27% |
| 3 Year Change | 7.60% |
| 5 Year Change | 29.39% |
| Change since IPO | 533.07% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
4% Dividend Yield Shines At Sun Life, While Growth Looks Bright (Ratings Upgrade)
Nov 11Sun Life Financial: The Asia Expansion Is Better Than I Thought
Aug 13Sun Life Financial: A Safe, Long-Term Dividend Grower
Apr 21Sun Life Has Approached Its Fair Value, Still A Solid Income Pick
Jan 17Sun Life Financial: Neutral Rating Maintained, A 5% Dividend Yield Quick Pick
Nov 01A Sizzling 4% Dividend Yield At Sun Life, But Valuation Overheated
Jul 24Sun Life Financial: Growth Consistent With My Original Thesis
Feb 24Sun Life Financial declares CAD 0.72 dividend
Feb 08Sun Life unit to be exclusive insurance provider for Dah Sing Bank customers in Hong Kong
Jan 20Sun Life Financial to redeem $400M of subordinated debentures
Sep 26Shareholder Returns
| SLF | US Insurance | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
| 1Y | 15.3% | 26.5% | 24.5% |
Return vs Industry: SLF underperformed the US Insurance industry which returned 27.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SLF underperformed the US Market which returned 24.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SLF volatility | |
|---|---|
| SLF Average Weekly Movement | 2.1% |
| Insurance Industry Average Movement | 4.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: SLF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: SLF's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 30,941 | Kevin Strain | www.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
| SLF fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$34.12b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$2.48b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$22.67b |
13.8x
P/E Ratio1.5x
P/S RatioIs SLF overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SLF income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CA$32.56b |
| Cost of Revenue | CA$17.50b |
| Gross Profit | CA$15.06b |
| Other Expenses | CA$11.50b |
| Earnings | CA$3.56b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Feb 12, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 6.19 |
| Gross Margin | 46.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.94% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 47.8% |
How did SLF perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.9%
Current Dividend Yield52%
Payout RatioDoes SLF pay a reliable dividends?
See SLF dividend history and benchmarks| Sun Life Financial dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Nov 27 2024 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Dec 31 2024 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 29 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 5 days |
Does SLF pay a reliable dividends?
See SLF dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 01:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |